Kansas Metropolis Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker gave perception into his relationship with right-wing activist Charlie Kirk after he was fatally shot on the age of 31.
Butker, 30, took to Instagram on Wednesday, September 10, to share a screenshot of a textual content message Kirk despatched him in October 2024, which included a quote from Bible verse Philippians 3:14.
“I press on towards the aim of the prize of the upward name of God in Christ Jesus,” Kirk wrote with a praying emoji, whereas Butker responded,“On the mission [praying emoji] Thanks.”
Alongside the screenshot, Butker wrote, “Thanks on your robust witness for Christ, Charlie. Thanks for pursuing reality and main your loved ones as a husband and father.”
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“Everlasting relaxation grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual gentle shine upon them. Might their soul and the souls of all of the trustworthy departed, via the mercy of God, relaxation in peace. Amen,” he concluded.
Whereas not a lot is thought about Butker and Kirk’s friendship, the skilled athlete has been outspoken about his conservative political beliefs that align with Kirk’s.
Kirk was shot and killed throughout a talking occasion at Utah Valley College on Wednesday. He was speaking to the group at his signature “Show Me Mistaken” desk as a part of his American Comeback Tour when photographs had been fired at him. He was taken to Timpanogos Regional Hospital, the place he was pronounced useless simply hours later.
Following the incident, the Utah Division of Public Security (DPS) shared a information launch stating that the capturing was “nonetheless an lively investigation.”
“The Utah Division of Public Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are co-leading this incident in unison with the Utah County Legal professional’s workplace, the Utah County Sheriff’s workplace, and the native police departments,” the discharge learn.
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One particular person had been taken into custody as a suspect, although was later launched and charged with obstruction by UVU police, per the discharge. DPS additionally acknowledged {that a} second suspect was taken into custody and was launched after they had been interrogated.
The discharge acknowledged that there are “no present ties to the capturing with both of those people,” including that there “is an ongoing investigation and manhunt for the shooter.”
“The capturing is believed to be a focused assault. The shooter is believed to have fired from the roof of a constructing right down to the placement of the general public occasion within the scholar courtyard,” the discharge mentioned. “Any extra clarifications can’t be supplied to guard the integrity of our investigation.”
The DPS concluded, “It is a tragic second for Utah and our nation.”
On Thursday, September 11, the FBI shared one other replace within the case after they uploaded images of the suspect by way of X. “We’re asking for the general public’s assist figuring out this particular person of curiosity in reference to the deadly capturing of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley College,” the FBI Salt Lake Metropolis account wrote alongside the images, which confirmed a person sporting a black shirt with an American flag design on it, a black hat and darkish sun shades.
