PHOENIX — Arizona State University’s chapter of Turning Point USA held a vigil for Charlie Kirk at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe on Monday evening.

Thousands of people, including students and the general public, registered to attend the event honoring the organization’s late co-founder.

Several notable speakers were announced for the event, including Turning Point Action Chief Operating Officer Tyler Bowyer, 2018 Winter Olympian Anthony Watson and conservative activist Jack Posobiec.

Crowds of mourners attended Charlie Kirk vigil at ASU Tempe campus

Before the scheduled speeches kicked off at 5:30 p.m., crowds approached the arena, but one man stood out among the other mourners: Dan Beazley, who brought a 10-foot-tall cross.

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