‘Charlie Kirk saint in God’s hands’: Video clip of message for slain Trump ally on banner over Alabama’s Orange Beach surfaces

Two days after Charlie Kirk was fatally shot, a video began circulating on the social media platform X showing a banner flying over Orange Beach in Alabama. “Psalm 116:15 C. KIRK, A SAINT IN GOD’S HANDS,” the banner read, as seen in the seven-second clip. American YouTuber Benny Johnson posted the clip with the caption, “This is beautiful. PSALM 116:15: “Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.”





Meanwhile, the suspected shooter, Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested Thursday night, officials said. According to media reports, he was booked on suspicion of aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily harm, and obstruction of justice, according to an affidavit filed in court. A judge ordered that he be held without bail.

Charlie Kirk's assassination

Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative political activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, was fatally shot on Wednesday at Utah Valley University, setting off widespread shock and condemnation.

After a two-day search and pleas to the public for information, law enforcement officials said Friday that they had arrested the suspected shooter.

How did the Charlie Kirk shooting incident unfold?

Kirk, 31, was shot in the neck at about 12:20 p.m. Wednesday, some 20 minutes into his speech in a courtyard on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. According to the NYT News Service, he was seated under a tent printed with the slogan for his speaking tour, "The American Comeback." Blood spilled from his neck as he fell from his chair, videos showed. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.

Law enforcement officials said that Robinson, the arrested suspect in the Kirk killing, had made statements to relatives suggesting he had committed the crime. Officials said they also had physical evidence tying Robinson to the shooting, including messages he sent on the Discord chat app about needing to "retrieve a rifle from a drop point."