(The Hill) - Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) on Friday addressed a question both Republicans and Democrats were asking on the heels of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's death: Will the tragic event finally mark a turning point?

“This is our moment: Do we escalate or do we find an off-ramp?” an emotional Cox said at a news conference, where he announced a suspect in Kirk’s murder had been apprehended in his state. “It’s a choice.”

Cox, who is a Republican, used his time before a gaggle of cameras to talk about a political reckoning.

He pushed the idea of civility, of Republicans and Democrats finding ways to come together, and urged "his young friends out there" to step away from political rage and “choose a different path.”

“For the last 48 hours, I have been as angry as I have ever been,

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