Major Lake County road could be renamed after Charlie Kirk, commissioner says

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A Lake County commissioner is now pushing for a major road to be renamed after slain conservative influencer Charlie Kirk after he was killed at a college event on Wednesday.

The commissioner, Anthony Sabatini, announced on social media that he added an item to the county’s next commission meeting to discuss the change.

“It will be in my district, the suburbs outside the Orlando/theme park area called Four Corners,” he said. “Hoping other communities around the country also stand up to honor this great national leader of my generation.”

After the tragic event today, I’ve added an item to the agenda of our next Lake County Commission meeting on September 23 to have a major road in Lake County named after @charliekirk11. It will be in my district, the suburbs outside the Orlando/theme park area called Four… pic.twitter.com/YJLNTxslde

— Anthony Sabatini (@AnthonySabatini) September 10, 2025

Videos posted on social media show 31-year-old Kirk speaking with a handheld microphone at at Utah Valley University before a gunshot rang out, and Kirk could be seen reaching up as blood gushed from the left side of his neck.

He was hospitalized shortly afterward, though President Donald Trump — a political figure whom Kirk publicly championed and advocated for — later took to the social media platform Truth Social to announce Kirk’s death.

Trump also declared an order to lower all American flags across the U.S. to half-staff until Sunday at 6 p.m. in honor of Kirk’s legacy.

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In the hours following Kirk’s death, FBI Director Kash Patel announced that a “subject” related to the shooting had been taken into custody, though that person was soon released after interrogation.

The next Lake County Commission meeting is scheduled for Sept. 23.

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