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New College of Florida will commission a statue of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Kirk, 31, was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University on September 10.

The statue will be privately funded and is intended to symbolize the college's commitment to free speech.

New College of Florida will commission a statue of conservative activist Charlie Kirk , the school announced on Sept. 16.

The announcement comes as hundreds of vigils at universities have been held across the country in Kirk’s memory, with conservative leaders launching similar efforts to memorialize him. Kirk, a 31-year-old conservative activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot during a 3,000-person event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10.

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