Overview

• Erika Kirk posted an emotional Instagram message declaring her faith and grief and shared photos beside Charlie Kirk’s casket.
• In a livestream on his social accounts, she described his devotion to family, his love of country and sports, and called him a loving husband and father.
• She recounted telling their 3-year-old that her father was "on a work trip with Jesus" so he could afford her "blueberry budget," a line widely shared online.
• Turning Point USA announced a public memorial for September 21 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
• Charlie Kirk, 31, died after being shot during a speaking event in Utah, and Tyler Robinson has been arrested in connection with the killing.