Erika Lane Frantzve, the wife of controversial US activist Charlie Kirk, shared a post on social media that readers are seeing in a new light after her husband was shot dead at just 31 years old.

Frantzve and the two young children she shared with Kirk were all present at the debate event at Utah Valley University on September 10, when Kirk was killed by a single gunshot fired from a nearby rooftop.

Kirk was at the debate with his organization Turning Point, which he had co-founded when he was just 18 years old. The organization aimed to spread conservative ideals at US colleges that are typically liberal-leaning, and Kirk became a controversial figure as he debated with students on topics such as transgender identity, climate change and family values.

Footage from the debate showed Kirk standing under a white tent, speaking into a microphone in front of a crowd of people when he was suddenly shot.

Donald Trump, with who Kirk had been a close ally, later confirmed the news of his death in a post on Truth Social, in which he described Kirk as ‘legendary’.

Attention has turned to some of Kirk and his family’s final movements prior to the shooting, and social media users couldn’t help but notice that Frantzve had shared a Bible verse prior to the assassination which became even more poignant afterwards. Continues…