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Charlie Kirk Memorial Planned For Capitol Steps

A large white government building with steps and columns in front has an elaborate gold dome on top.
The West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. is pictured here on Feb. 23, 2025.
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The public is invited to attend a memorial event called “Remembering Charlie Kirk – a Call to Courage” at the West Virginia Capitol in honor of slain political activist Charlie Kirk. 

Gov. Patrick Morrisey, Sen. Kevan Bartlett, R-Kanawha, and Del. Jonathan Pinson, R-Mason, will be joined by other invited local representatives and pastors. Representatives from Turning Point USA, the national organization Kirk founded, will also be there. 

Morrisey will deliver a keynote address and the other invited guests will share words of remembrance.

The memorial will begin at 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 18, on the riverside steps of the Capitol building. Kanawha Boulevard around the Capitol is closed to traffic from noon until 10 p.m.