FORT COLLINS, Colo. (KDVR) — More than 7,000 people filled Colorado State University’s Canvas Stadium on Thursday evening for a vigil honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk after he was fatally shot last week.

The vigil was organized by the CSU student chapter of Turning Point USA, whose late CEO and co-founder, Krik, was originally slated to come to campus for the organization's “The American Comeback Tour" on Thursday.

However, the vigil was planned to honor Kirk, after he was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10.

A panel of speakers with Colorado ties — former gubernatorial candidate Heidi Ganahl, activist Isabel Brown, author Will Witt and minister Andrew Wommack — urged attendees to continue advocating for civic engagement.

“For those of us who

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