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Charlie Kirk statue defaced days after unveiling
An eight-foot memorial at Turning Point USA's Phoenix headquarters lasted three days before someone hit it with red spray paint.
In brief
An eight-foot memorial at Turning Point USA's Phoenix headquarters lasted three days before someone hit it with red spray paint. A memorial statue put up for the one-year anniversary of Charlie Kirk's killing was vandalized within days, and no suspects have been named. Originally reported by Valleynewslive.
A new statue, already hit
A brand-new statue of Charlie Kirk at Turning Point USA's Phoenix headquarters was vandalized overnight Sunday, days after it went up.
Eight feet at Baseline Road
The statue stands near 48th Street and Baseline Road in Phoenix, outside Turning Point USA's headquarters.
Installed for the anniversary
Crews put it in place Thursday to mark one year since Kirk was killed.
Found covered in red
By Sunday morning the statue was spray-painted red. A poster memorial set up in front of it was splashed with red paint too.
“It was found defaced Sunday morning, spray-painted in red.”
No suspects named
It is not clear whether anyone has been identified. Turning Point USA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A year after Utah
Kirk was shot and killed at a Turning Point USA event in Utah a year ago.
What it means
A memorial statue put up for the one-year anniversary of Charlie Kirk's killing was vandalized within days, and no suspects have been named.
