Posted on 09/12/25
| News Source: Maryland Matters
Annapolis, MD - Sept. 12, 2025 - Maryland political leaders from both sides of the aisle were united Wednesday in their call for an end to political violence, after the fatal shooting of high-profile conservative political activist Charlie Kirk during an event at a Utah college campus.
“Today, Maryland, the country, and the world saw yet another act of heinous political violence on American soil,” Gov. Wes Moore (D) said in a written statement Wednesday evening.
“Political violence is unacceptable. We will not tolerate it – not now, not ever,” his statement said. “In the wake of today’s events, we share a collective responsibility to condemn this tragedy in the strongest possible terms and be bold in our commitment to greater unity and peace.”
Moore ordered that flags on state facilities will be flown at half-staff, through sundown Sunday, mirroring an earlier order by President Donald Trump (R) who said U.S. flags would be flown at half-staff “as a mark of respect for the memory of Charlie Kirk.”
The shooting brought an outpouring of statements from Maryland political leaders throughout the afternoon Wednesday, echoing Moore’s remark, after news broke of the attack.
Maryland’s Senate Republicans joined in a written statement, praising Kirk and calling for a rejection of political violence.
“The killing of Charlie Kirk is a shocking and tragic act of violence. He was a husband, a father and a national voice who chose to engage in spirited debate and conversation on college campuses,” the statement said. “There is never any justification for political violence.”