"My husband, he wanted to save young men, just like the one who took his life, Erika Kirk said, before an at-capacity crowd. That man, that young man I forgive him. I forgive him because it was what Christ did, and it is what Charlie would do. Those in the stadium rose to their feet in applause. Prosecutors have charged Tyler Robinson, 22, of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk on 10 September at Utah Valley University (UVU)."
"In an interview with the New York Times published on Sunday, Erika Kirk said she had been asked whether she wants to see the suspect face the death penalty. She remarked: I'll be honest. I told our lawyer, I want the government to decide this. I do not want that man's blood on my ledger. Because when I get to heaven, and Jesus is like, Uh, [an] eye for an eye?"
Erika Kirk publicly forgave the suspect accused of killing her husband during a memorial in Glendale, Arizona, and said forgiveness reflected Christ's teaching and what Charlie would do. Prosecutors charged 22-year-old Tyler Robinson with fatally shooting Charlie Kirk on 10 September at Utah Valley University; he could face the death penalty. Authorities said Robinson texted that he had had enough of Kirk's hatred. Erika asked that the government decide the death-penalty question and said she did not want the suspect's blood on her ledger. She vowed to lead Turning Point USA and called for love over hate. Kirk was shot during the first stop of his American Comeback college tour, and his death ignited debate about the power of words, rising violence, free speech, and partisan blame.
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