Erika Kirk says she doesn't want to be the one to decide if husband's alleged killer gets death penalty

Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika, said she doesn’t want to be the one to decide whether prosecutors seek the death penalty for her husband’s alleged assassin, revealing she’s worried that seeking revenge may prevent her from reuniting with him in heaven.

"I’ve had so many people ask, ‘Do you feel anger toward this man? Like, do you want to seek the death penalty?’ I’ll be honest. I told our lawyer, I want the government to decide this. I do not want that man’s blood on my ledger. Because when I get to heaven, and Jesus is like: ‘Uh, eye for an eye? Is that how we do it?’ And that keeps me from being in heaven, from being with Charlie?" Erika Kirk told The New York Times

Charlie Kirk, 31, was gunned down at a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10. He was in the midst of answering a question about transgender mass shooters when he was fatally shot in the neck.

Suspect Tyler Robinson, 22, was romantically linked to a transgender partner and the FBI says Robinson confessed to the murder in text messages with that partner. President Donald Trump has expressed hope that Robinson would be given the death penalty, and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said authorities were gathering everything they need in order to pursue the death penalty against the alleged killer.

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"That [the death penalty] will happen here in the state of Utah," Cox told the press.

"I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can't be negotiated out," Robinson allegedly told his partner, Lance Twiggs, 22, after Twiggs asked why he killed the Turning Point USA founder.

Erika Kirk said that the night before Charlie departed for his fateful speaking tour, the two of them met with a faith leader in Phoenix to pray for his safety. A high-profile Trump supporter, he had been receiving death threats and Erika and the faith leader were concerned for his life. 

His wife pleaded with him to wear a bulletproof vest. When he rejected the idea, the faith leader suggested he speak behind bulletproof glass. 

Charlie responded "not yet" and expressed confidence in his team and that there would be additional security at the event. However, according to his wife and employees, he had made comments acknowledging he could be killed. 

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Erika had been scheduled to attend the Utah event with Charlie, but she stayed behind in Phoenix because her mother had a medical appointment that day, and the two planned to reconvene at his subsequent event at Colorado State University. Erika learned her husband had been shot when his longtime assistant, Michael McCoy, told her over the phone shortly afterward.

When she arrived at the Utah hospital to see her deceased husband, a local sheriff implored her not to look at his body, warning her that the bullet had mangled his neck. But, Erika insisted she be allowed to see Charlie one last time.

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"With all due respect, I want to see what they did to my husband," she said. 

Not having been able to kiss her husband goodbye when he left for his speech, she did so then. Erika Kirk was appointed the new CEO of Turning Point USA on Sept. 18. 

Charlie Kirk mourners gather from across US to celebrate legacy of conservative activist

Tens of thousands of conservatives, young and old, from across the country made the journey to Arizona on Sunday to honor the legacy of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a memorial service.

Many of those in attendance told Fox News Digital that they awoke in the middle of the night to make hours-long drives to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, where they then waited in long lines outside to honor Krik, who was assassinated on Sept. 10 during the first stop of Turning Point USA’s "The American Comeback Tour" at Utah Valley University.

"Everyone became friends in line, everyone exchanged numbers, everyone’s on the same team trying to make America great again," Lindsay Rastgoo, who lives in Arizona, told Fox News Digital.

Rastgoo said she began her journey to the stadium at 1:45 a.m. and was excited to honor Kirk’s legacy.

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"I mean he’s changing the world," she said of the late activist. "People are starting to see the truth in what he says. And people are just starting to see he’s one of the good guys."

Diana Alcorn said she traveled from Oregon because Kirk’s message resonated with her.

"I came all the way from Medford, Oregon, because Charlie, he resonates with me as a senior citizen but also for my children and my grandchildren," she said.

Cliff Maloney, CEO of Citizens Alliance, was friends with Kirk and shared his emotions about the massive event with Fox News Digital at the memorial.

"This is a revival here," he said. "People are coming to Christ. They're talking about their faith. And they're talking how the radical left took a 31-year-old from us way too soon."

"Charlie's legacy is not going anywhere," Maloney said. "It is more prominent now than it could have ever been. Turning Point had over 60,000 people apply to get involved to start a chapter. This is just the beginning."

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John Hockhalter, from Sun Lakes, Arizona, told Fox News Digital that Kirk "built something really special" and was encouraging his 21-year-old daughter to check out Kirk's Turning Point USA organization.

"I’m kind of pushing her maybe to check out the TP USA a little bit," he said. 

Josh Riesen of Carson City, Nevada, said he left around 4:30 a.m. Saturday and arrived later that afternoon.

"I believe in everything he stood for," Riesen said. "America needs a change, a big change, and he was pushing toward that. I hope the message pushes through and we get a change here."

He said he felt "shock" when he heard about Kirk’s assassination, and that it was hard to believe something like that could happen because of "the power of someone’s word."

"His word is not going to go away. It’s going to get even stronger from here on out, I think," he said.

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