Republican students at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh have used a long-standing tradition for exercising free speech by painting the university's campus "Fence" to honor Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed Wednesday .

The Fence was painted on one side with a message reading "Say no to political violence." The other side of the Fence has been painted to say "Rest in peace Charlie Kirk."

University protocols allow the Fence to be painted daily starting at midnight and around 15 Republican students on campus were present early Thursday morning, working on the new messaging in support of Kirk.

The right-wing political activist and influential voice with young conservatives in the digital age died Wednesday after he was shot in the neck at Utah Valley University in Orem

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