PHOENIX, Ariz. (TNND) — A bronze statue of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was vandalized inside days after it was first unveiled at Turning Level USA’s headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona.

The 8-foot-tall statue depicts Kirk tossing baseball caps in a T-shirt that reads “FREEDOM.” The statue was doused in crimson paint, and an indication close by the statue, which initially learn “Might Charlie be obtained into the merciful arms of Jesus, our loving savior,” was additionally vandalized. Kirk’s face on the signal was crossed out, and a number of other phrases have been scribbled out with paint.

Kirk’s statue was unveiled on Sept. 10, marking the primary anniversary of Kirk’s demise after a deadly shot throughout an occasion at Utah Valley College.

The vandalism obtained condemnation on-line, together with feedback from Turning Level USA, which referred to as the vandalism “diabolical.”

“We’ll restore the statue and exchange the indicators, however we’re additionally reviewing the footage of the incident and are working with legislation enforcement to establish who did this and maintain them accountable,” the group stated.

Nobody has been arrested or charged in reference to the vandalism but, in keeping with the Phoenix Police Division.

Different Turning Level officers and allies, together with Erika Kirk, Kirk’s widow, have additionally condemned the vandalism.

Erika Kirk posted a press release on X, “Charlie as soon as stated we needs to be constructing two statues for each statue that they tear down. His intuition was all the time to construct, to not destroy.”

“They thought a bullet would silence my husband’s voice but it surely solely made it louder. They suppose spray paint can obscure his legacy, however it would solely unfold it additional. Each try and tear down what Charlie constructed makes us root deeper and work even more durable.”