On Wednesday, Charlie Kirk, political activist and Turning Point USA founder, was shot and killed at Utah Valley University while on his American Comeback Tour . Turning Point USA at the University of Michigan held a vigil at the Diag flagpole to honor Kirk’s memory that evening. That same day, there was a shooting at Evergreen High School in Colorado. Both events have sparked conversation among the University and national community surrounding gun safety measures and political polarization in the U.S.

In an interview with The Michigan Daily at the vigil, LSA senior Sarah Baldwin, vice president of the U-M Turning Point USA chapter, said Kirk’s death was a shocking tragedy.

“I think all the chapters are a little bit in shock because we know there’s so much political polarizat

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