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The Carolina Panthers have reportedly fired a junior employee over insensitive posts he made regarding the murder of Charlie Kirk.
According to the Charlotte Observer's Scott Fowler, Charlie Rock - who worked as Carolina's Football Communications Coordinator - has been dismissed by the team over the alleged posts on Instagram.
Trump ally Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at a Q&A event for Turning Point USA - the conservative nonprofit organization he founded back in 2012 - at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, with his assassination sending shockwaves across the world.
Images circulating on social media appear to show that Rock shared a video of Kirk saying 'it's worth to have a cost of unfortunately some gun deaths every single year' in order to protect Second Amendment rights, before adding his own comment.
He allegedly wrote alongside it: 'Why are yall sad? Your man said it was worth it...'
Another screenshot also shows Rock's Instagram account allegedly posting the song 'Protect Ya Neck' by the Wu-Tang Clan after Kirk was fatally shot in the neck on Wednesday.
The Carolina Panthers have reportedly fired a high-ranking employee over insensitive posts he made regarding the murder of Charlie Kirk
The Panthers said in a statement on Thursday: 'The views expressed by our employees are their own and do not represent those of the Carolina Panthers. We do not condone violence of any kind.
'We are taking this matter very seriously and have accordingly addressed it with the individual.'
DailyMail.com has reached out to the Carolina Panthers for comment on the reports of Rock's firing.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Rock first joined the Panthers as an intern in June 2024 before being promoted to Football Communications Coordinator in June of this year.
The University at Albany graduate, who earned a Bachelor's degree in Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management, previously worked as a Football Communications Associate for the Chicago Bears, a Football PR Intern for the Los Angeles Rams and as PR staff for the College Football National Championship.
Kirk, a married father of two, was hit by a single bullet while speaking to a crowd at the public university in Orem. He collapsed immediately after being hit by the gunfire and was rushed to hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
While two suspects were initially captured, it was later revealed that the shooter has not yet been found and a major manhunt has been launched by the FBI and Utah police.
