A moment of silence for conservative political organizer Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed on Wednesday as he spoke with college students in Utah, was held before the start of the Green Bay Packers‘ game against the Washington Commanders on “Thursday Night Football” at Lambeau Field.
This is the first NFL game since Kirk was killed in what officials are calling a “political assassination.”
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“The NFL condemns all violence in our communities,” the Packers PA announcer said. “It will take all of us to stop hate.”
Major League Baseball also recognized the moment by holding a tribute for Kirk at a New York Yankees game on Sept. 10.
The Packers-Commanders game also comes 24 years since the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
President Donald Trump is attending the Yankees’ game on Sept. 11, to recognize the anniversary of 9/11.
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Kirk, 31, was speaking outdoors at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, when a gunman opened fire from a rooftop, killing Kirk with a single shot. The slaying was not only witnessed by the thousands of college students in attendance but shared with the wider public instantly through social media.
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Regarded in conservative circles as having a big part in shifting voting patterns in younger generations, Kirk helped usher in two electoral victories for Trump. The president said Kirk will be posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Kirk leaves behind his wife, Erika Frantzve, and two young children.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: NFL, Green Bay Packers hold moment of silence for Charlie Kirk