CHEYENNE — Wyoming officials expressed shock, disbelief and opposition to political violence, regardless of its source, in reaction to Wednesday’s shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a rally on a Utah college campus.
In a prepared statement, Gov. Mark Gordon condemned what his Utah counterpart, Gov. Spencer Cox, called a “political assassination.”
“I and all of Wyoming condemn today’s tragic killing of Charlie Kirk,” Gordon said. “Mr. Kirk leaves behind a wife and two beautiful children.
“Our country’s greatness is founded in the rights guaranteed to us in the Constitution. As citizens, we must take this moment to reaffirm our commitment to protecting our ability to speak openly on our views without fear. Political violence must never be tolerated. We, as a natio