Charlie Kirk speaks before he is shot during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. (AP)
"In response to the reprehensible and senseless murder of Charlie Kirk, we are gathering tonight at Westlake Park in Seattle at 7:30PM for a time of prayer, worship, and solitary as we take a stand against the senseless political and religious violence in America," Russell Johnson, lead pastor at The Pursuit in Washington state, wrote on X announcing his church's vigil.
Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-MT, said there would be a prayer vigil at a church on Capitol Hill on Wednesday night.
"I invite Montanans to join us in prayer and spirit praying for Charlie, his family and our divided nation. We must heal," he wrote on X.
In Arizona, the group Catholics for Catholics said a rosary vigil would be held Wednesday night.
"Charlie Kirk's local Catholic community gathers to pray the Rosary for the Eternal Rest of his soul," the group wrote on Instagram.
YANKEES HOLD MOMENT OF SILENCE IN HONOR OF CHARLIE KIRK AFTER SHOOTING DEATH IN UTAH
Arizonans mourn Charlie Kirk outside of Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. (Getty Images)
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, said on X that the attack on Kirk was "disgusting, vile, and reprehensible," adding: "In the United States of America, we must reject political violence in EVERY form."
"Charlie Kirk was murdered for speaking truth and defending freedom," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on X. "A lion-hearted friend of Israel, he fought the lies and stood tall for Judeo-Christian civilization."
"Condolences to his family and the young people of this country," Bruce Pearl, Auburn University's men's basketball coach, said on X. "Many in our Auburn student body are horrified tonight, you young patriots who love our country like Charlie. For now let's morn, keep the violent rhetoric down and then live our best lives, committed to making this country better."
Kirk leaves behind his wife, Erika Lane Frantzve, and two children.
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