RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Students and others from the NC State community will be gathering for a Night of Prayer honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Counselors will be made available to meet with people following the deadly shooting at Utah Valley University.
“Yesterday was a hard day for people like me,” said NC State student Molly Kraska. “You don’t have to agree with him to just care about a life.”
Cecilia Dean’s son goes to NC State University, and said she is concerned about the frequency of deadly school shootings.
“Any type of violence is terrible,” said Dean. “Students already have a lot to worry about, and for something like that to happen on campus, it just worries me.”
A Fuquay-Varina mother’s son is going to school right now at Utah Valley University. He immediately notified her when the campus was placed on lockdown.
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Her son did not attend Kirk’s event; however, his roommate did and was there when the activist was shot.
She said she is grateful her son and his roommate were not harmed, but she’s extremely saddened by what happened.
Top state leaders from both sides of the aisle addressed the political violence and Kirk’s passing.
“It’s a solemn day for us,” said House Speaker Rep. Destin Hall. “He was an incredible advocate for the conservative cause, and what we saw in Utah is something that should never happen in this country.”
“When terrorists engage in political assassinations and attempted assassinations because someone’s political views are different than their own – that is the opposite of what it means to be an American,” said Governor Josh Stein.
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