Henrietta Hassinger waited by her SUV for a friend parking in an adjacent spot. Like many others at Fluehr Park on Wednesday evening, she said she hoped Charlie Kirk’s death would spur Americans to reconcile.

“I hope this would bring people more together and not be so far apart,” Hassinger said. “I’m hurt, but I’m happy for him because I know he’s in heaven.”

A large crowd of over 100 people gathered at a vigil for the conservative political activist in Northeast Philadelphia, six days after the 31-year-old was shot and killed at an event on Utah Valley University’s campus.

Kirk was the founder of Turning Point USA, which is largely credited with helping the GOP to turn out young adults in elections over the past decade. He was known for holding events on college campuses, where he of

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