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OREM, Utah — As dusk settled Thursday evening, people bowed their heads in prayer at a city park, struggling to comprehend all that had played out over the last 36 hours.

They had been planning to mark the 24th anniversary of 9/11, covering public lawns with mini U.S. flags and “Never Forget” signs. Streets were lined with large displays of Old Glory.

Instead, this conservative, religious city was thrust into a national reckoning of political violence, forced into mourning after a gunman killed Charlie Kirk, an influential right-wing activist, as he was speaking at the local university.

How could an assassination happen in a place where the official motto is “Family City USA”? W

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