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Thousands gathered beneath the Robert Gould Shaw & 54th Regiment Memorial near the Massachusetts State House for a vigil honoring assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025 (Bryan Hecht / Beacon Staff).

‘We will not let his life be in vain’: More than 1,000 mourn Charlie Kirk at Boston Common vigil despite counterprotesters

By Bryan Hecht, Meg Richards and Sam Shipman / September 20, 2025

The lawn of Boston Common turned into a sea of red hats and memorial signs on Thursday as more than a thousand people gathered at the foot of the Massachusetts...

Chris Grey, 41, a construction worker from Quincy Massachusetts places a candle on the steps of the State House. (Arthur Mansavage/Beacon Staff)

Photos: Charlie Kirk vigil draws more than 1,000 people to the Boston Common

By Arthur Mansavage and Sam Shipman / September 19, 2025

Over 1,000 people gathered at the Robert Gould Shaw & 54th Regiment Memorial in the Boston Commons outside the Massachusetts State House Thursday evening...