Suspect arrested, accused of burning tribute to Charlie Kirk in Northern Colorado
Police in Northern Colorado have arrested a suspect accused of burning a tribute to Charlie Kirk after Kirk's killing last week. Loveland police and fire officials investigated it as arson, according to the Loveland Police Department.
Police said the memorial was burned just before midnight on Saturday in the 200 block of East 23rd Street. A cloth sign draped over a resident's fence on that street read "RIP Charlie Kirk, we stand with you." In addition to the sign being burned, a rock was thrown through the rear windshield of a vehicle parked at the home, Loveland police said.
Loveland police announced on Tuesday morning that David Hunter Gilroy had been arrested on Monday night. Police said, "The investigation remains active, and we will provide further details once possible."
Kirk was on a Turning Point USA tour, dubbed "The American Comeback Tour," at the time of his killing. Kirk's wife, Erika Kirk, said the tour will continue after her husband's killing. The next stop on the tour is at Colorado State University, scheduled for Thursday. That event has been revised into Turning Point USA hosting a vigil for Kirk from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Thursday in Canvas Stadium. Political Review will host an event, "For free speech. Against political violence," at 4 p.m. in the CSU Lory Student Center Ballroom on the same day.
