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Two baseball fans who were at the Yankee Stadium to watch the New York Yankees Facing the Detroit Tigers Thursday evening had the conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.
The two men seated near the field were seen showing their support for the deceased founder of Turning Point USA, which was murdered on a UTAH campus on Wednesday. A man wore a shirt that said “Charlie” and the other man wore a shirt that said “Kirk”.
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Fans wear t-shirts in honor of the American political activist and author Charlie Kirk before a match between the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on September 11, 2025 in the New York Bronx district. (Elsa / Getty Images)
Fans who packed the stadium were also able to see President Donald Trump. Trump appeared at the stadium as part of the Yankees festivities around the 24th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York. Trump met players before the match and told Aaron Judge that he was a “fantastic player”.
Kirk’s ball death sent a training effect to the United States. Several sports personalities have weighed on his assassination during the first 24 hours since he was announced that he had died. The Yankees offered a moment of silence before their match on Wednesday.
“Before tonight’s match, we organized a moment of silence in Memoriam by Charlie Kirk,” said the team in an article on social networks.
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“Kirk founded the group of young activists” Turning Point USA “and had become a must on university campuses. Charlie Kirk, husband and father of two, was 31 years old.”
Kirk’s photo was also placed on the videoboard.
He was struck by a single ball around 12:20 p.m. local time on the University of Utah Valley campus in Orem on Wednesday. The 31 -year -old was mainly surrounded by students while his event was underway.
The authorities have not yet identified a publicly suspect in the shooting. However, officials have offered more details on the person they follow, publishing several photos and a video of the alleged culprit.
The investigation was still in progress.
