Erika Kirk forgives husband's killer at memorial service: 'It's what Charlie would do'

Widow says she saw 'faintest smile' on Charlie Kirk's face, indicating he didn't suffer

Erika Kirk, the widow of slain Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, remembered her husband's legacy at a memorial for him Sunday — and revealed her thoughts about his alleged assassin. 
Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old suspect charged in Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 death, was much like the other young men that Charlie Kirk encountered, Erika Kirk said. 
Charlie Kirk "wanted to save young men, just like the one who took his life," she said.
"Our Savior said, 'Father, forgive them, for they not know what they do.' That young man … I forgive him," Erika Kirk said. "I forgive him because it was what Christ did, and it's what Charlie would do."
​Speaking to a crowd at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, Erika Kirk thanked the audience for honoring her husband.
She began her speech by quoting one of Charlie Kirk's favorite Bible verses, Isaiah 6:8: "Here I am, Lord. Send me," and recalled a time that Charlie Kirk repeated it at the end of a conference.