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Cleveland chief on paid administrative leave after sharing “insensitive” and “inciting” social media posts Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Mayor Justin Bibb announced Tuesday.
Anthony P. Luke’s deleted Facebook post mentioned Kirk and featured a cartoon showing the elephant worshipping an elephant with a golden rifle proclaiming “bring out the next sacrifice!” according to Fox 8 News.
Posts Kirk, a 31-year-old father, appeared on Luke’s personal Facebook page during a college campus event in Utah on September 10.
Bib said the post “crossed the line.”
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Cleveland Fire Chief Anthony Luke has been on leave for the death of Conservative leader Charlie Kirk for “inciting” social media posts. (Melissa Majchrzak/AFP via Getty Images/Cleveland)
Bibb wrote: “This article makes gun violence romantic, which is too serious in a city where we mourn too many families, too many lives shortened, too many children deny sleeping safely in bed.”
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“I am a firm believer in freedom of speech, and the First Amendment protects everyone’s right to opinions, even those that are unpopular, provocative, or difficult to hear. But, with the responsibility of rights, especially for those who hold public trust and leadership. A public safety leader is a public safety leader, not only another citizen: they should all contact us about what our tools are.
Before the assassination, Charlie Kirk spoke at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025 in Orem, Utah. (Trent Nelson/Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)
“The Chief Luke’s position crosses the line. It is insensitive and burning, it does not reflect the values of sympathy, solidarity and security that I strive to represent, and every public safety leader in this city should embody.
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Luke was appointed the city’s 17th Fire Chief.
