Overview
- The eight-foot bronze statue installed at Turning Point USA’s Phoenix headquarters was sprayed with bright red paint on Sunday and a nearby memorial sign had the name “Jesus” crossed out and reportedly replaced with “Satan.”
- Phoenix Police responded to calls about the vandalism just after 8 a.m. and have taped off the scene while investigators review evidence; no arrests or suspect identifications have been announced.
- Turning Point USA said it will restore the statue, replace damaged signs, review surveillance footage and work with law enforcement to identify those responsible.
- Reporters and photographs show paint concentrated on the statue’s face and neck, a spot that mirrors where Charlie Kirk was fatally shot, which TPUSA and supporters say intensifies the act’s symbolic and political charge.
- The defacement comes as the legal case against the accused shooter, Tyler Robinson, moves toward trial with prosecutors seeking the death penalty and organizers considering tighter security or moving memorials indoors.