[Source](https://www.oann.com/newsroom/erika-kirk-officially-named-as-ceo-and-chair-of-turning-point-usa/) > Erika Kirk has officially been named CEO and chairwoman of Turning Point USA following the assassination of her husband, Charlie Kirk, who co-founded the conservative organization in 2012. > The organization announced the move on Thursday, just over a week after Kirk was assassinated while engaging in a debate with students at Utah Valley University. > Kirk was allegedly assassinated by suspect 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, who climbed a roof roughly 200 yards away from where Kirk was speaking, armed with a bolt-action rifle. > Last Friday, Erika Kirk gave her first public statement after her husband’s murder, vowing to continue her husband’s movement.