Hundreds attend Dublin vigil for Charlie Kirk.

DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) – Hundreds gathered Sunday night in Dublin to remember conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the Turning Point USA founder who was shot and killed while speaking to a crowd at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.

The massive crowd packed into the Coffman Park Pavilion, spilling out into the parking lots and streets surrounding it to listen to several speakers, including Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio).

People stood outside of the treeline, listening to singing and prayers for Kirk’s family and the United States. Parents held their children, and American flags waved throughout the vigil. Some shone the light on their phones to bring light to the darkness.

The speakers addressed the crowd about Kirk’s Christian faith, his commitment to the First Amendment, and his voice for young people, especially.

“I know young people are hurting and they want to understand why could something like this happen, and I've tried to explain to them that there are some people who have hate in their hearts, but hate destroys the vessel that carries it, that, that they can disagree and be passionate about it, but do it respectfully, do it with love,” Husted said.

When asked about President Donald Trump’s comments that he “couldn’t care less” about unifying the American people, Husted said he had not seen those remarks and would not comment on them without context. However, he did call on all Americans "to try to, to do better."

Kirk founded Turning Point in to proselytize on college campuses for low taxes and limited government. It was not an immediate success. But Kirk’s zeal for confronting liberals in academia eventually won over an influential set of conservative financiers.

Turning Point backed Trump after he clinched the GOP nomination in 2016. Kirk served as a personal aide to Donald Trump Jr., the president’s eldest son, during the general election campaign.

Soon, Kirk was a regular presence on cable TV, where he leaned into the culture wars and heaped praise on the then-president. Trump and his son were equally effusive and often spoke at Turning Point conferences.

Tyler Robinson, 22, has been arrested and charged with Kirk's shooting. He is being held at Utah County Jail.