How Upstate New York Changed Charlie Kirk’s Life

Did you know that Charlie Kirk wanted to live in the Hudson Valley? When it didn't work out, his life was changed forever.

Far-right activist Charlie Kirk was killed last Wednesday during an outdoor rally at Utah Valley University.

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Graphic video posted on social media shows the 31-year-old father being shot in the neck before slumping backwards. Kirk was shot during a Q-and-A with students, just after being asked about mass shootings in the U.S.

A Hudson Valley politician, Assemblyman Brian Maher (R,C-Walden), reportedly is working on a bill that would make social media companies remove footage of violent human deaths.

Large Vigil For Charlie Kirk Held In Hudson Valley

Assemblyman Maher was the featured speaker during a moving memorial for Kirk in Goshen, New York, on Monday night.

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Around 500 people showed up near the Orange County Courthouse with candles, prayers, and tributes to the conservative activist. Orange County Young Republicans organized the vigil

No protesters were reported.

Charlie Kirk Applied To West Point

Kirk wanted to attend college in Orange County. According to the Guardian reports he applied to West Point in 2012, but his application was rejected by the U.S. military academy at West Point.

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That "rejection deepened his turn toward rightwing causes," The Guardian reports.

That same year, he co-founded the conservative organization Turning Point USA.

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