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Erica Kirk, the wife of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk,
escorted the body of her husband home to Arizona from Utah last night.
Later on Fox News, she spoke publicly for the first time about her husband's assassination.
My husband laid down his life for me, for our nation, for our children.
He showed the ultimate and true covenantal love.
Addressing those responsible for her husband's death, she said,
you have no idea the fire that you've ignited within this wife.
The cries of this widow will echo around the world like a battle cry.
The killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has raised questions about the vulnerability of public figures to violence.
NPR's Meg Anderson reports that officials found only six police officers were working the Utah Valley University event where Kirk was murdered.