An Indiana Department of Child Services staff member is no longer employed by the state following a comment about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk by a shot to the neck, according to a statement the agency posted on X .

A screenshot of a social media post from a former DCS employee said: "Today was a real pain in the neck (winking emoji) but I survived," with attribution to another person. IndyStar has not been able to confirm the screenshot's validity.

The comment made was "in poor taste," according to DCS, and the staffer was no longer working as of Sept. 12.

"As public servants, state employees are held to a higher standard of conduct and ethics," reads the statement, posted Sept. 13. "That is certainly the case at the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) whe

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