Gen Z’s Two-Sided Response to the Anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s Death

The words of “Amazing Grace” echoed around the base of the Washington Monument on Thursday evening. Young people, mainly college students attending Washington, D.C.’s universities, had gathered to mourn Charlie Kirk on the anniversary of his assassination.

Kirk was shot and killed while debating students at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025. The shooting was filmed by attendees, then posted to social media, where it spread rapidly to millions of people around the world.

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Eva Terry

Eva Terry is a William F. Buckley Jr. Fellow in Political Journalism for National Review. She is a graduate of Brigham Young University, where she studied English literature, Korean, and computer science.

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The words of “Amazing Grace” echoed around the base of the Washington Monument on Thursday evening. Young people, mainly college students attending Washington, D.C.’s universities, had gathered to mourn Charlie Kirk on the anniversary of his assassination.

Kirk was shot and killed while debating students at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025. The shooting was filmed by attendees, then posted to social media, where it spread rapidly to millions of people around the world.

About the Author

Eva Terry

Eva Terry is a William F. Buckley Jr. Fellow in Political Journalism for National Review. She is a graduate of Brigham Young University, where she studied English literature, Korean, and computer science.