Two people were arrested during a Charlie Kirk prayer vigil on the Boston Common Thursday night, including one person with a knife.
On Thursday, people were asked to come together to mourn the loss of Kirk, a 31-year-old father of two, who was shot to death last week while speaking to students at Utah State University. People were asked to bring candles or flashlights to the vigil.
“We gather not only to honor Charlie’s leadership and his unwavering voice for America, but to stand together as proud patriots committed to faith, freedom, and our great nation,” the event poster reads.
The speaker and activist, who held polarizing views on such issues as gun violence reduction and transgender rights, was rapidly hailed as a free speech icon by allies on the right, including President Donald Trump.
More than 1,000 people attended the Boston event and there were few dozen counter-protesters, according to the Boston Globe.
One of the protesters, the newspaper reported, shouted into a megaphone as the vigil began: “We don’t mourn white nationalists!”
At about 7 p.m., a 38-year-old Watertown man was arrested for disorderly conduct, according to the Boston Police Department. At another point, a boy was arrested and is expected to be charged with delinquency to wit: assault and battery and delinquency to wit: possession of a dangerous weapon. Police said he had a knife when he was arrested.
No further information about the arrests were available Friday morning.
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