Charlie Kirk Assassination Stirs Fears of Rising Political ViolenceCharlie Kirk Assassination Stirs Fears of Rising Political Violence
Flowers and pictures were placed by mourners at a makeshift memorial for Charlie Kirk outside the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, on Sept. 11, 2025. Phill Magakoe/AFP via Getty Images
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Charlie Kirk Assassination Stirs Fears of Rising Political Violence

Political scholars and ordinary people believe the slaying of the 31-year-old political commentator is a possible watershed moment for the nation.
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By Janice Hisle, Savannah Hulsey Pointer
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The Sept. 10 death of Charlie Kirk—the highest-profile American political figure to be assassinated in nearly six decades—represents a tipping point for the nation, legal scholars and others told The Epoch Times. How leaders and the populace react to it could determine whether the tide of political violence continues to rise—or recedes.

The 31-year-old father of two was fatally shot in the neck as he spoke on a Utah college campus. As of Sept. 11, the gunman remained unidentified and on the loose; police detained two people but released both after questioning.

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