WETUMPKA — Hundreds of citizens attended a prayer vigil Sunday night honoring the late Charlie Kirk at the Elmore County Courthouse.

Kirk, a prolific conservative political activist and organizer, was assassinated in Utah on Wednesday while speaking on a college campus. The event in Wetumpka on Sunday night featured speeches from a variety of public figures, prayer, and hymns in honor of Kirk.

Ashley Carter, president of the Republican Women of Elmore County, told the crowd of about 500 that Kirk "wasn't just a public figure; he was an inspiration."

"Tonight we gather to remember a man who lived with his priorities in the right order," Carter said. "Charlie Kirk put God first then his family, and then he faithfully worked the mission field that God entrusted to him. His mission was to s

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