Fairview Park City Council President: Charlie Kirk wasn’t among the ‘good people’ who died yesterday

An elected official in Northeast Ohio has seemingly dismissed conservative icon Charlie Kirk’s assassination, saying he wasn’t among the “good people” who died yesterday.

“A lot of good people died today,” Fairview Park City Council President Michael Kilbane posted on social media yesterday. “Charlie Kirk wasn’t one of them.”

Kilbane, a 30-year resident of the city, was elected to represent the city’s Ward 5 in 2008. He was elected to the position of council president in 2009.

Kirk, a beloved conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed while he was on stage debating politics, philosophy and current events before a crowd of approximately 3,000 horrified attendees.

While fielding a question about mass shootings perpetrated by “transgender people,” it appears from video footage that was widely available on social media, that perhaps a single bullet hit body armor protecting his torso, causing the bullet to ricochet upwards and through his neck, a fatal wound.

Officials from across the political spectrum almost immediately decried the assassination, calling it a deeply dark and upsetting moment for an already fractured country.

Utah Governor Spencer Cox described the killing as a “political assassination.”

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melanie Trump both expressed tremendous grief for the Kirk family, particularly his young children. Democrats joined in the condemnation as well.

Former President Joe Biden said, “There is no place in our country for this kind of violence. It must end now.”

Liberal California Gov. Gavin News called Kirk’s murder “disgusting, vile, and reprehensible.” Former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama also expressed similar disdain.

Ohio.News reached out to Kilbane for further comment, but has not yet received a response.