Charlie Kirk memorial attack fears as gunman is caught lurking inside stadium just hours before event – with more sinister threats looming | 20 Sept 2025 | An armed man claiming to be law enforcement has been detained at the site where Charlie Kirk’s memorial is due to take place in Arizona. The “suspicious” individual was carrying a gun and a knife when he was apprehended at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on Friday, the New York Times reports. The man was identified as a former sheriff’s deputy from Idaho, Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi told Fox News Digital. He was picked up inside the stadium before any secure perimeter had been established ahead of the service on Sunday, Guglielmi added.A source close to the matter told the New York Times that he was armed with at least one gun and a knife and presented “inactive law enforcement credentials.” It comes as officials are “tracking several threats of unknown credibility” ahead of the high-profile event on Sunday, per ABC News.