A brand-new statue of slain conservative icon Charlie Kirk was vandalized in Arizona — just days after it was
The 8-foot statue of Kirk at Turning Point USA’s Phoenix headquarters, as well as a nearby poster memorial in front of the statue, was defaced with red paint overnight Sunday,.
Cops responded to calls about the defaced memorial just after 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, the Phoenix Police Department said in a statement to The Post.
A statue of Charlie Kirk outside Turning Point USA’s Phoenix headquarters was just installed to mark the one-year anniversary of the conservative activist’s assassination. Arizona’s Family
Charlie Kirk throws hats to the crowd at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025, moments before he was gunned down. Getty Images
The Post cover from Sept. 13, 2025, showing Kirk’s alleged assassin, Tyler Robinson.
The statue was installed on Thursday to mark a year since the 31-year-old TPUSA co-founder was
Photos from AZ Family showed the red paint smeared over the statue of Kirk in a “freedom shirt,” including a frowning face emblazoned on his chest.
It’s unclear whether police have identified any suspects in the vandalism, and authorities said the incident remains under investigation.
TPUSA said in a statement that “vandalism like this is not funny, it’s diabolical.”
“The incident happened in the middle of the night because evil never sleeps,” the group said . “Beyond spray painting on the neck and face, they made the intentional decision to cross out the name of Jesus on a nearby sign.”
The group then quote attributed to Jesus in the New Testament,” If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.”
Anyone with information is urged to call Phoenix Police or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS.
Source: https://nypost.com/2026/09/13/us-news/new-charlie-kirk-statue-vandalized-outside-tpusas-phoenix-hq/