Last Update September 21, 2025, 12:39 PM EDT

Charlie Kirk, conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA, a well-known nonprofit organization, was tragically assassinated on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. Thousands of people are expected to attend memorial services for Kirk today at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

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WHAT TO KNOW

• A massive memorial service for Charlie Kirk, 31, founder of Turning Point USA, will take place on Sunday, Sept. 21 in Glendale, Arizona, at State Farm Stadium.
• President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance are anticipated to attend the memorial service for Kirk, whom both have described as a friend.
• State Farm Stadium, home to the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, has the capacity to host 63,400 people — which can be expanded to 73,000 for “mega-events,” according to its website.
• Kirk is survived by his wife, Erika Kirk, a former Miss Arizona USA, and their two young children, born in 2022 and 2024.
• Across the U.S., mourners have taken to social media since Kirk’s murder to share prayers and tributes, while also holding vigils to honor his legacy and express support in the wake of the conservative activist’s passing.
• On Sept. 10, 2025, Kirk was tragically shot and killed during a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University.

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Erika Kirk reveals that Charlie Kirk, in hospital, looked ‘like he’d died happy’

Charlie Kirk and his wife, Erika, appear on stage during the Turning Point USA Inaugural-Eve Ball at the Salamander Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 19, 2025. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Charlie Kirk looked “like he’d died happy” according to Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, when she saw him in the hospital following the fatal shooting at Utah Valley University. Her reaction was published  in an interview with the New York Times on Sunday.

“His eyes were semi-open,” Erika Kirk told the newspaper. “And he had this knowing, Mona Lisa-like half-smile. Like he’d died happy. Like Jesus rescued him. The bullet came, he blinked, and he was in heaven.”   

Erika Kirk said President Donald Trump called her twice since her husband’s assassination and said, “just let us know how we can support you.” 

“I told him, ‘My husband just loved conversing with you and using you as a sounding board for all sorts of things. Could we continue that?’ And he said, ‘Of course,’” Erika Kirk recalled. 

The night before Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley University, he and Erika had dinner with a friend in the Phoenix area who was a faith leader, according to The New York Times. 

The newspaper reported that the purpose of the meal was to pray for Charlie’s upcoming “The American Comeback Tour” of college campuses. 

During the dinner, Erika Kirk suggested to her husband that he start wearing a bulletproof vest, while the friend mentioned he could start speaking behind bulletproof glass, according to The New York Times. 

“Not yet,” the newspaper quoted Kirk as saying, adding that – despite receiving numerous death threats over the past year – he felt confident in his security team and that there would be additional security measures in place at the Utah Valley University event. 

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Florida college announces Charlie Kirk statue: ‘A reminder of what America is all about’

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The New College of Florida in Sarasota announced Tuesday it will commission a statue of the late Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, noting the tribute will serve as a symbol of its commitment to protecting the First Amendment and fostering civil discourse.

Though the statue’s specifics have not yet been released, the college shared a sample rendering of the bronze statue—depicting Kirk sitting at a four-legged table with two open chairs, holding a microphone.

The scene is reminiscent of Kirk’s nationwide Turning Point USA events, where the 31-year-old conservative activist would invite college students to peacefully discuss political issues as he sat behind a table.

William Witt, New College Chief Social Media Officer, told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that the New College of Florida believes the statue will be a reminder of “what America is all about.”

“Having conversations that might be difficult, but that are worth it,” Witt said. “Where the best idea wins. [Conversations] that are civil, and people actually coming together.”

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News Digital’s Alexandra Koch.

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