Erika Kirk, widow of slain right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, made her first public statement on September 12, vowing to carry on his mission. She praised her husband as a patriot who “laid down his life for our nation” and declared, “the movement will not die.” That evening, hundreds attended a candlelight vigil in Provo, Utah to honor his memory. Earlier, US authorities confirmed the suspect in Kirk’s killing had been captured after a family member turned him in n18oc_world n18oc_crux