GERMANTOWN, Tenn. -- At least four hundred people gathered at the Germantown Municipal Park Pavilion Thursday night to grieve and honor the life of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated on a Utah college campus this week.

During a candlelight vigil, a Turning Point USA employee was fighting back tears as she talked about her former boss and the founder of the conservative youth organization.

Anne-Elizabeth Matheny said an assassin tried to silence the movement, but only made it stronger.

"He cared about our students and making this world a better place," said Matheny. "It's prophetic that he named the organization Turning Point USA. His death will be the turning point in our country."

TPUSA said in the last 24 hours, 4,000 students have expressed interest in joinin

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