Republicans in the Tampa Bay area say they are still struggling to comprehend the assassination of Conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Just hours after Kirk was killed in Utah, members of the Tampa Bay Young Republicans expressed shock.

After watching that video, it hurt my stomach, said the groups president, Gunner Mitchell. It made me absolutely sick. I wanted to throw up. I was in disbelief.

Kirks ties to the region stretched well beyond the gulfside home he owned in Longboat Key. He had spoken multiple times in Tampa Bay and made a lasting impression on young Conservatives like Mitchell.

Hes focusing on the Conservative fight, Mitchell said. Not a physical fight, but the ideological and mental fight.

Through his group, Turning Point USA, Kirk helped bring national Conservative fig

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