He is now in custody as officials probe his motives.

Massive Security Operation

The Department of Homeland Security has classified Kirk’s funeral as a SEAR 1 event—the same high-security rating applied to events like the Super Bowl and the Boston Marathon. This allows the federal government to deploy the highest levels of protection.

President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and multiple cabinet members are all expected to attend. Secret Service agents, local Glendale police, helicopters, drones, and aircraft will be blanketing the skies. Officials say more than 100,000 mourners could show up, some arriving as early as 2 a.m. Sunday.

National Tensions

Kirk’s assassination on September 10 at Utah Valley University sent shockwaves across the nation. The 31-year-old Turning Point USA co-founder