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Charlie Kirk Shooting Oregon Washington Lawmakers React To Shooting

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Subscribe to OPB’s First Look to receive Northwest news in your inbox six days a week. Political activist Charlie Kirk, a close ally of President Trump and ardent gun rights supporter, died yesterday after he was shot in the neck at a rally in Utah. The governors of Oregon and Washington, plus a host of other political leaders in the region, quickly condemned the killing. OPB’s Troy Brynelson leads off the newsletter with Northwest leaders’ reactions. NPR also has the latest on the killing and the search for the shooter. In other news, the invasive emerald ash borer has been confirmed in Portland.

Over time, the shiny green beetle will kill virtually all ash trees in the area. Hours after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at a college in Utah on Wednesday, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek issued an order that all public building flags be flown half-staff the following days. Kotek’s order lasts until sunset on Sunday, matching a federal proclamation by President Donald Trump. “I offer my deepest condolences to Mr. Kirk’s family.

This attack is inexcusable. Violence has absolutely no place in our democracy. America is better than this,” Kotek said in a statement. Earlier Wednesday, Kotek had already ordered all flags to be flown half-staff until sunset Thursday to mark the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. Kirk, 31, died after being shot in the neck while speaking at Utah Valley University. The event was set to be the first stop on Kirk’s planned “American Comeback Tour.”

Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday at a Utah college event. Some Democratic lawmakers are reacting. WASHINGTON (AP) — The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at an event in Utah had particular resonance for public figures who have experienced political violence themselves. Kirk, who served as chief executive and cofounder of the youth organization Turning Point USA, made frequent appearances on college campuses and in other settings, engaging in political dialogue with students in public settings. Several leaders who have survived public attacks or had family members victimized joined in bipartisan condemnation of the attack on Kirk. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and her husband, Paul Pelosi, arrive at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors State Department Dinner, on Dec.

7, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File) Washington lawmakers are reacting to the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk on social media, denouncing political violence.

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