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As safety preparations intensify Charlie Kirk’s Memorial Service In Arizona, a former New York Police Department detective and security consultant warned the mourners to stay alert.
Pat Brosnan urged: “Pull the face out of the phone and put it in his pocket.
Memorial Hall, scheduled for this weekend National Farm Stadium, It is expected to attract a large crowd. Officials estimate that more than 100,000 people may gather at the venue, including 63,000-seat attendees and external overflow areas.
“From the moment you arrived, your eyes opened…Who is on your right, who is on your left, who is behind you? What are they doing?” Brosnan told Fox News Digital. “The eyes and the sides of the head.”
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Charlie Kirk poses at the Cambridge Union in Cambridgeshire on May 19, 2025. (Image of Notting Katic/Getty of Cambridge Federation)
According to the law enforcement announcement Obtained by ABC Newsauthorities are “tracking several threats of unknown credibility”.
“Violent extremists and unaffiliated lone criminals may view memorial services or related incidents as attractive targets because of the presence of these individuals, other senior U.S. government officials, state and local government officials, and political activists, and due to the major focus of international media,” the memorandum said.
The Department of Homeland Security has designated Kirk’s memorial service as a Level 1 special event, with the highest rating, matching Super Bowl-level security program.
Officials pointed out that the name is “below National Special Security Activities (NSSE) It will be Olympic safety or inauguration. ”
Police and members of the U.S. Secret Service prepare for the arrival of U.S. President Donald Trump in honor of victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks ahead of the game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York City. (Elsa/Getty image)
Those expected to pay tribute include President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other prominent political figures.
The U.S. Secret Service is now the main agency that coordinates the efforts of state and local law enforcement. Multiple drone units, aviation surveillance and magnetometer checkpoints will be deployed throughout the state farm stadium area.
“Even in the stadium… there could be someone who succumbed to evil,” Brosnan warned. “The 63,000 collective eyes and ears (i.e. 126,000 eyes, 126,000 ears) can see or hear something that may be crucial.”
Brosnan, who now advises on national security plans, said the most important threat indicator is not what someone looks like, but what they are doing.
“It’s not just the appearance… but the behavior,” he said. “If you see suspicious behavior, then anything you think is abnormal, weird or inconsistent with personality… Trust your intuition. Notifications are safe.”
His core advice: “Look at something, say something.”
People hold candles and sings in the memory and prayer vigil of Charlie Kirk at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
“Reporting and error is a million times more than suppressing it,” Brosnan added. “If you’re wrong, don’t be ashamed. No one will scold you.”
Brosnan stressed that in any large-scale event, the most vulnerable area is not always inside the site, but outside.
“The parking lot is definitely a bad behavior of petri dishes,” he warned. “They may be able to do it in the parking lot before entering very advanced [security checkpoint]. ”
He warned that attackers usually just exploit External security, For example, parking lots, sidewalks, and even transit centers.
“Any of these evil acts can even be done near the stadium, within miles, within range,” he said. “That’s why you just need to be on the game all the time.”
Despite the full weight of federal and local security coordination, Brosnan is realistic about the limitations of modern threat detection.
“Some weapons can even surpass the most technically effective systems,” he said. “The reality is, [those weapons] You can enter there. ”
That’s why Brosnan says public alertness is not optional – it’s essential.
Brosnan is not only a technical or tactical issue, but also a sense of situation is related to shared responsibility.
“There may be people nearby to hear something, see something – they have to report it right away.”
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Kirk’s wife, Erika Kirk, and his two children survived. Erika, along with the President, Vice President and other VIPs, is expected to speak in the upcoming service.
Kirk was shot dead last week at an event held by Utah River Valley University in Orem, Utah.
The defendant Tyler Robinson, 22, is currently on bail and faces multiple charges, including murder.
Stepheny Price is involved in crimes, including missing persons, homicides and immigration crimes. Story tip: stepheny.price@fox.com.
