‘We are all Charlie Kirk’: Thousands of mourners gather in Arizona as Trump set to address memorial service | Top photos

Thousands gathered in Arizona to attend a public memorial for Charlie Kirk, who was tragically shot during an event at a Utah college.

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A mourner carries a flag at a memorial outside of Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, US, on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. President Donald Trump intends to attend Sunday's funeral for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed at an event on a college campus in Utah. Photographer: Rebecca Noble/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

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An image of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk among flowers and signs at a memorial outside of Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, US, on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025.  (Bloomberg)

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Flowers and signs at a memorial outside of Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, US, on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025.  (Bloomberg)

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"WAR" shirts, which stand for "we are ready," are sold as mourners gather at a memorial outside of Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, US, on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025.  (Bloomberg)

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A mourner wears a hat reading "freedom prove me wrong" at a memorial outside of Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, US, on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025.  (Bloomberg)

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Mourners at a memorial outside of Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, US, on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025.  (Bloomberg)

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Residents of Kleinfontein sing their anthem after hoisting their flags to fly at half-mast in honour of US youth activist and influencer Charlie Kirk in Kleinfontein, an Afrikaner settlement near Pretoria, on September 21, 2025. US President Donald Trump and top officials in his administration will lead tributes to Charlie Kirk on September 21, 2025 at a stadium gathering in Arizona, after the influential conservative activist was gunned down last week. Kirk, 31, was fatally shot in the neck on September 10 while speaking at a Utah university as part of his popular public debate series. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP) (AFP)

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Young residents of Kleinfontein hoist their flags to fly at half-mast in honour of US youth activist and influencer Charlie Kirk in Kleinfontein, an Afrikaner settlement near Pretoria, on September 21, 2025.  (AFP)

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People sit on a towel as others queue, ahead of the morning sunlight, to attend a memorial service for slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium, in Glendale, Arizona, U.S., September 21, 2025. REUTERS/Cheney Orr (REUTERS)

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Children wait, lying on the ground before daylight, to attend a memorial service for slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium, in Glendale, Arizona, U.S., September 21, 2025. REUTERS/Cheney Orr (REUTERS)

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People arrive to attend a memorial service for slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium, in Glendale, Arizona, U.S., September 21, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (REUTERS)

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People arrive, ahead of the morning sunlight, to attend a memorial service for slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium, in Glendale, Arizona, U.S., September 21, 2025. REUTERS/Cheney Orr (REUTERS)

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A man rests on a motorbike outside State Farm Stadium, on the day of a memorial service for slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, in Glendale, Arizona, U.S., September 21, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (REUTERS)

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People hold placards, some of them with images of slain U.S. conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, as Italy's Deputy Prime Minister and League party leader Matteo Salvini applauds on stage at the League party annual rally in Pontida, Italy, September 21, 2025. The placards read "I am Charlie Kirk" and "without fear". REUTERS/Remo Casilli (REUTERS)

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People hold placards, some of them with images of slain U.S. conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, as Italy's Deputy Prime Minister and League party leader Matteo Salvini speaks on stage at the League party annual rally in Pontida, Italy, September 21, 2025. The placards read "I am Charlie Kirk" and "without fear". REUTERS/Remo Casilli REFILE - CORRECTING ACTION FROM "APPLAUDS" TO "SPEAKS". (REUTERS)

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A boy lies on the ground wearing an American-flag themed shirt as people arrive, ahead of the morning sunlight, to attend a memorial service for slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium, in Glendale, Arizona, U.S., September 21, 2025. REUTERS/Cheney Orr (REUTERS)