LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — On Thursday morning, the news of Charlie Kirk’s assassination was still being felt at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

“It’s sad to see the lack of respect for life and the respect for one another, and that’s what it really boils down to,” said Nik Coop, president of the UNL College Republicans.

Kirk’s death is the latest act of political violence in recent months, including the assassination of Democratic Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman in June.

Coop said while the College Republicans and Young Democrats do not agree politically, they do agree the threats and violence have to stop.

The leaders of both groups meet together consistently.

And in the aftermath of the shooting, they plan to come together on campus to show each other support, regardless of be

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