Following the assassination of divisive right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk, someone has used his name in an attempt to spread his rhetoric in the City of Salmon Arm.

An act of vandalism that was discovered early on Thursday morning, Sept. 25, the name Kirk had been spray-painted on two of the rainbow LGBTQIA2S+ crosswalks at the intersection of Hudson Avenue NE and McLeod Street SE. The third crosswalk had been tagged with Leviticus 18:22 in reference to the Bible verse that states, "You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.

While the city didn't comment on the messaging, roads and parks manager Darin Gerow said the vandalism will be removed immediately.

"We discovered the vandalism earlier this morning and have coordinated the necessary removal suppli

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