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Amid the chaos that unfolded after Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University, strangers came together.

Witnesses reported acts of kindness like strangers hugging and forming protective circles.

Chelsea Heslington's team helped students feel safe by offering support and prayers.

OREM — "Look for the angels, the heroes" was the advice a Columbine High School shooting survivor offered to those who were present when Charlie Kirk was killed at a Utah Valley University event Wednesday.

Cindy Maudsley, who was 15 at the time of the Columbine murders, told Deseret News that embracing the acts of kindness and courage both witnessed and experienced would add sweetness and hope to a tough journey forward from a hateful situation.

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