LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Charlie Kirk supporters gathered at UNLV Friday morning to honor the activist’s life and legacy. The early morning vigil included a prayer and a number of speeches on the pupil courtyard on campus. Clark County GOP chair Jill Douglass was noticed within the crowd.
“I believe it is a generation, the Turning Point USA, the rising of youth to stand up and speak what Charlie spoke,” attendee Vanessa Galvan mentioned whereas draped in an American flag. “He was a young guy who took up the baton, and look what he created.”
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Las Vegas Metro Police maintained a powerful safety presence nicely earlier than the 7 a.m. begin of the occasion.
Previous to the occasion begin, verbal arguments might be heard amongst some attendees. One man on stage advised one other man within the crowd, “You just threatened my guy, to drag him out of here! That is violence! Get out!”
In the meantime, throughout the vigil, authorities confirmed that Kirk’s suspected shooter had been taken into custody. Some attendees within the crowd reacted in actual time.
“There is big relief that he was caught, and he is now off the streets and not a threat to anyone,” lead pastor for Calvary Redrock Gregg Seymour advised 8 Information Now. “The question is, who else was involved? Was he alone?”
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“Our intelligence agencies are pretty good at getting information, so I’m hoping they find more, and we get to the bottom of it because we have so many questions,” political neighborhood organizer Katrin Ivanoff mentioned.
In accordance with the occasion flyer, the early morning vigil was a collaboration between the Nevada Youth Coalition, Nevada School Republicans, Turning Level USA, and Turning Level Motion.
