PITTSBURGH —

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death Wednesday weighed heavily on both Republican and Democratic students at the University of Pittsburgh.

“The day that your political affiliation gets you a death warrant, that’s when democracy dies. And that’s the road we’re headed down,” said Pitt student Breanne Francis, who serves as the Communications Director for the Pennsylvania College Democrats. Advertisement

The CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA was at Utah Valley University as part of his American Comeback Tour when he was fatally shot in what the Utah governor called a “political assassination.”

“I think it should stand as a wakeup call to everyone,” said Julia Cassidy, a junior and president of the College Republicans at Pitt.

The assassination comes almost one y

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