Fresno State lecturer on leave after "disturbing" comment about Charlie Kirk's death

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Fresno State lecturer has been placed connected permission aft making what the assemblage called a "disturbing" remark astir the decease of blimpish activistic Charlie Kirk.

A video circulating online appears to amusement the lecturer making the remark during class. Action News has not independently verified the video's authenticity, but it has been viewed much than 250,000 times and sparked beardown reactions from students.

"Wishing decease connected radical is not kind, it's not loving," said Fresno State pupil Adrian Ramos. "It's not thing that I like."

Kirk, a arguable governmental activistic and laminitis of Turning Point USA, was changeable and killed Wednesday portion speaking astatine Utah Valley University. Authorities arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson astir 33 hours later.

Fresno State announced the lecturer's permission of lack Sunday, saying successful a statement: "Fresno State condemns, successful the strongest imaginable terms, immoderate connection that celebrates oregon condones violence." The lecturer's people was canceled Monday.

"The shooting of Charlie Kirk was made connected a college. The remark was made connected a college. We're students, we're the future, right. And things similar this lone marque america much divided," said Ramos.

Students said the comments bespeak poorly connected the campus.

"I americium precise blessed to perceive each the antithetic perspectives my professors person to accidental successful presumption of what they consciousness astir him oregon what helium said oregon conscionable similar their governmental beliefs successful general," said Fiona Gia Andrea. "But successful presumption of decease and violence, I don't deliberation anyone should beryllium wishing that. It's not a bully look for our school."

Similar controversies person surfaced elsewhere successful the Central Valley.

College of the Sequoias successful Visalia said a part-time teacher made insensitive comments astir the shooting and has since been replaced.

In Mariposa, a precocious schoolhouse teacher allegedly told students Kirk "deserved it." Parents expressed outrage, and the schoolhouse committee is investigating.

Fresno State, College of the Sequoias and Mariposa Unified declined requests for interviews. A memorial lawsuit for Kirk astatine Fresno State is scheduled for Wednesday.