{"id":37575,"date":"2025-09-11T02:41:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T02:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=37575"},"modified":"2025-09-11T02:41:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T02:41:13","slug":"chiefs-kicker-harrison-butker-posts-deep-spiritual-message-for-charlie-kirk-following-his-tragic-assassination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=37575","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker Posts Deep, Spiritual Message For Charlie Kirk Following His Tragic Assassination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>\u00a0kicker Harrison Butker posted a heartwarming tribute to Charlie Kirk after the popular conservative activist was shot to death in a horrific scene at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>speaking at about 1:10 p.m. EST, the 31-year-old was shot in the neck and quickly rushed to the hospital. At 4:40 p.m. EST, President Donald Trump announced that Kirk had died.<\/p>\n<p>After Trump shared the devastating news, the Chiefs\u2019 star kicker posted a tribute to the husband and proud father of two children:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThank you for your strong witness for Christ @charliekirk11. Thank you for pursuing truth and leading your family as a husband and father. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. 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Soon after the shooting, folks on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/general\/suspect-misidentified-in-shooting-death-of-charlie-kirk-police-still-searching-for-gunman\/\">social media incorrectly identified<\/a>\u00a0a senior male as the shooter, as a viral video showed him being detained by police.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-no-content-width\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"mai-ad-unit-container\">\n<div id=\"mai-ad-leaderboard-2\" class=\"mai-ad-unit\" data-al=\"content\" data-unit=\"leaderboard\" data-ap=\"btf\" data-targets=\"al=cn\" data-label=\"Sponsored\" data-content-name=\"mai-ad-content-leaderboard-2\" data-track-content=\"\" data-google-query-id=\"CNLWlbrXz48DFQ2-VgEdwl0SyA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23001026477,90099095\/totalprosports.com\/leaderboard_1__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group check-this-out has-xs-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Trending News Incontent\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<div class=\"entry-content entry-content-single\">\n<p>During a press conference to announce the suspect\u2019s arrest, Utah Gov. 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