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A student from a local college stands to speak during a candlelight vigil for right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at a makeshift memorial at Memorial Park in Provo, Utah, on September 12, 2025, after Kirk was shot during a public event at Utah Valley University. The widow of prominent right-wing activist Charlie Kirk pledged on September 12 to carry on her husband's work, after US authorities announced his alleged assassin had finally been captured. The 31-year-old Kirk was hit by a single bullet while addressing a large crowd at Utah Valley University in the town of Orem on September 10. (Photo by Melissa MAJCHRZAK / AFP) (Photo by MELISSA MAJCHRZAK/AFP via Getty Images)