Charlie Kirk statue vandalised outside Turning Point USA headquarters

Vandals spray red paint on Charlie Kirk statue days after its unveiling to mark one year since his death.

A memorial display for slain right-wing activist Charlie Kirk outside the Turning Point Action Burke Family Victory Center in Phoenix, Arizona, US, September 13, 2026, after a newly installed statue of him was vandalised overnight, according to the organisation he co-founded [Damon Jung/Handout via Reuters]

A new memorial statue of the slain right-wing activist Charlie Kirk has been vandalised days after it was installed outside Turning Point USA’s headquarters, the youth-focused organisation he co-founded.

Turning Point chief operating officer Tyler Bowyer said on Sunday that the bronze statue, alongside an accompanying sign, was defaced with red spray paint in Phoenix, Arizona.

“This morning we woke up to radical criminals vandalizing our Headquarters. Crossing over Charlie’s face, scratching out Jesus and the Cross & spraying red paint on his neck,” Bowyer wrote on X.

The statue was unveiled on Thursday to mark one year since Kirk’s death. Kirk, a co-founder of Turning Point and staunch ally of US President Donald Trump, was fatally shot while speaking to students at Utah Valley University.

The man accused of killing Kirk, Tyler Robinson, faces a possible death penalty after pleading not guilty to murder charges earlier this month.

Phoenix police said they received calls on Sunday morning about a vandalised memorial outside Turning Point’s headquarters.

Turning Point accused the vandals of intentionally spraying the statue’s neck, the spot where Kirk was shot in the attack , which was captured on video.

“We will restore the statue and replace the signs, but we are also reviewing the footage of the incident and are working with law enforcement to identify who did this and hold them accountable,” Turning Point said in a post on X.

在查理·柯克逝世一周年纪念雕像揭幕几天后，破坏者在雕像上喷涂了红色油漆。

2026年9月13日，在美国亚利桑那州凤凰城，右翼活动家查理·柯克（Charlie Kirk）的纪念展在“转折点行动伯克家族胜利中心”（Turning Point Action Burke Family Victory Center）外举行。此前，他新近安装的雕像在夜间遭到破坏。据他共同创立的组织称。[Damon Jung/Handout via Reuters]

为纪念被杀害的右翼活动家查理·柯克而建的新纪念雕像，在被安放在他共同创立的青年组织“美国转折点”总部外几天后就遭到了破坏。

Turning Point 首席运营官泰勒·鲍耶 (Tyler Bowyer) 周日表示，位于亚利桑那州凤凰城的这座青铜雕像及其旁边的标牌被人用红色喷漆涂污。

“今天早上我们醒来发现激进罪犯正在破坏我们的总部。他们在查理的脸上划了十字，刮掉了耶稣和十字架，还在他的脖子上喷了红漆，”鲍耶在X上写道。

这座雕像于周四揭幕，以纪念柯克逝世一周年。柯克是“转折点”（Turning Point）组织的联合创始人，也是美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的坚定盟友。他在犹他州立大学向学生演讲时遭枪击身亡。

被控杀害柯克的泰勒·罗宾逊本月早些时候对谋杀指控拒不不认罪，他可能面临死刑。

菲尼克斯警方表示，他们周日早上接到报警，称 Turning Point 总部外的纪念碑遭到破坏。

转折点组织指责破坏者故意向雕像的脖子喷洒油漆，而柯克正是在袭击中被枪击的那个位置，这一幕被视频记录了下来。

“我们将修复雕像并更换标牌，但我们也在审查事件录像，并与执法部门合作，以确定肇事者并追究其责任，” Turning Point 在 X 上发帖称。