'Charlie Kirk did not deserve to die': Fresno leaders speak out against political violence

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Leaders from some Fresno County and the City of Fresno came unneurotic connected Thursday to collectively condemn governmental unit aft what was described arsenic the "slaying" of Charlie Kirk pursuing his shooting decease the time before.

As good arsenic speaking retired against the shooting decease connected Wesdnesday, they besides asked the nationalist to crook down the governmental hostility some face-to-face and online.

“Every American indispensable yet instrumentality a hard look successful the reflector and face our ain selves for the governmental sins we person committed. We person to alteration however we respond to the radical who disagree with us," said Fresno City Councilmember Mike Karbassi.

"When you perceive the connection by politicians, ‘I perceive you. I spot you,' Frankly, that’s conscionable a clump of bull****. They don’t perceive us. They don’t spot us. That’s not going to prevention us," helium said to the country filled with members of the media.

Karbassi's message, meant to beryllium straight to the public, came astatine the gathering organized by him and Fresno County Supervisor Luis Chavez.

Also successful attendence were Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer, Fresno County supervisors Nathan Magsig and Garry Bredefeld, arsenic good arsenic Fresno City Councilmembers Tyler Maxwell, Nick Richardson, and Nelson Esparza.

Following Kirk's assassination, the 31-year-old leaves down a woman and 2 children, ages 1 and 3.

“Two young children that volition present person to turn up without a father," said Dyer. "He said things that ignited the emotions of different people, particularly those who did not hold with him, but Charlie Kirk did not merit to die."

Chavez, a Democrat, meantime says helium helped signifier the gathering partially due to the fact that of horrific comments seen connected societal media.

“We are present successful the abstraction wherever we are celebrating idiosyncratic being violently murdered successful beforehand of us, and we can’t person that," said Fresno County Supervisor Luis Chavez. "I’m talking astir radical that I cognize and respect that person been celebrating and commenting connected that. I’ve ne'er seen that before."

The collected politicians asked the assemblage to bring calm backmost to the community.

“It’s precise important for america to retrieve that we are Americans first. Regardless of enactment affiliation, careless of our backgrounds, we are Americans archetypal and we request to basal united," said Fresno County Supervisor Nathan Magsig.

Officials accidental this infinitesimal is simply a crossroads, and that from here, we tin either determination person unneurotic arsenic a country, oregon perchance proceed connected the way to further violence.