The arson of a Charlie Kirk memorial Saturday night in Loveland appears to be politically motivated based on the preliminary investigation, according to an emailed statement from the Loveland Police Department on Monday morning.

The resident whose Kirk memorial was set on fire said he and his family were sleeping when the fire department knocked on his door to notify them. The resident, who didn’t share his full name for personal safety reasons, said he put up a 6-foot-by-3-foot sign on the outside of his fence in front of his home that read, “RIP Charlie Kirk / We stand with you,” shortly after Kirk died because he was saddened by his death.

He also said that the back window of his vehicle was also smashed with a rock Saturday night. The windshield had “RIP Charlie Kirk” written on it d

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