In the wake of the Charlie Kirk shooting Wednesday in Utah, members of Maine's Turning Point USA chapters and their allies are hosting events to honor their founder and grappling with what the loss means for their work.

Nineteen-year-old Kristina Parker is the president of the Turning Point USA Kennebec County activism hub, which promotes conservative values among high school and college-aged youth.

"I think everyone has a bit of an ache in their heart or in their gut the last couple days," Parker says. "And I don't think America will be the same."

She's organizing and speaking at a prayer vigil Friday night at Capitol Park in Augusta, which she says will be focused on grieving and community, not politics.

"The way I've come to think of it is that we're honoring Charlie, and we're pray

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