Charlie Kirk Remembered at Yakima Community Vigil

Did you get a chance to join your neighbors Sunday at Yakima's Kissel park to pay tribute to Charlie Kirk?

NO COOPERATION FROM THE SUSPECT

More than a thousand people were at the park on Sunday for a vigil for Kirk after he was killed last Wednesday. Kirk died after he was struck by a bullet while speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah on September 10 during his "American Comeback Tour." The 22-year-old shooting suspect, Tyler Robinson is apparently not cooperating with police.

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A RISE OF SUPPORT AND CHRISTIANITY

During the vigil on Sunday Yakima's Kissel Park was filled with people who were mourning the death of Kirk but also celebrating the rise of Christianity as a result of his murder. Robinson is facing charges of aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm and obstruction of justice.

LOTS OF LOCAL SUPPORT

Tables were set up at Kissel Park on Sunday with pictures of Kirk and American flags nearby. Matt Brown the Chair of the Yakima County Republican Party, who sponsored the vigil spoke during while noticing a lot of young people in the audience. Brown urged the young people to reach out and become a part of the republican party in Yakima to be a strong new voice in the community and the party. Yakima joined mourners around the nation and Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk in remembering her 31-year-old husband.

MEMORIAL SERVICE SET FOR SUNDAY

President Donald Trump says he'll attend a memorial for Kirk Sunday in Glendale, Arizona at State Farm Stadium, the home of the NFL's Cardinals.