COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — Hundreds of people gathered at McEuen Park for a candlelight vigil honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed while attending an event at Utah Valley University. Kirk was 31 years old and a father of two.

The vigil was organized by Patrick Wolf, youth committeeman for the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee.

"I pray that I never have to again because of course the circumstances are tragic, but the amount of support from the community has been phenomenal," Wolf said.

Wolf organized the vigil shortly after hearing the news of Kirk's death.

"The moment you hear something like this -- a tragedy -- the first thing you start doing is praying," Wolf said.

The vigil began as the sun went down. People prayed, cheered and sang together.

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