The assassination of right-wing media provocateur and political organizer Charlie Kirk in Utah on Wednesday, graphically caught on video, sent shock waves across the nation. As the killer evaded capture for more than a day — authorities announced a suspect was in custody Friday morning — the reactions were varied.

In Phoenix, mourners gathered outside the headquarters of Turning Point USA , the influential media and political advocacy venture Kirk founded and ran. At Arizona State University, one of the many college campuses where Turning Point was active, students had mixed feelings about Kirk, some citing his previous statements that justified gun deaths as a reason not to feel too bad about the murder.

Most of Arizona’s notable political figures have condemned the killing in clear

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