NEWS 28 - Kirk Paul who served as the 19th Governor of Mesa from 2021 until 2023, has died at the age of 42, succumbing to the injuries he sustained during a targeted shooting at his private hotel room on Tuesday morning. Paul was rushed to hospital immediately, before being transferred to Nox City Medical Center, where died around 7:25 PM this evening. The Paul family was seen with their protection detail walking out of the hospital, visually emotional following their final goodbyes after he passed. Alexis Paul gave an update to how her two kids were handling his death.
"They're doing the best they can with what they've just learned," said Paul. "Kirk was a guiding light for the kids, and now he is no longer here with us, its hard for them to understand that. Alex definitely understands the extent of his death, but Lisa doesn't which makes it 100 times more heartbreaking. We're all doing what we can do to support both of them." Alexis, lost her eldest son Matt Paul back in October 2022 due to a drunk driver, and was still grieving her son before Kirk was shot. She is expected to retain her security team, courtesy of Governor Joshua Adamson. "We are beyond saddened by his death and we look forward to the day he gets justice," said Alexis Paul. "He was a fighter, and I know he would be proud of what our family has done to support him during his final days of life. The outpouring of support during this time has been tremendous and I can't thank you all enough." Kirk Paul had been placed on life support days before his death, but Alexis Paul said that she decided to take him off of life support "because it was what he would have wanted." Paul is entitled to a state funeral as he was a former Governor of Mesa, so it is heavily like that he will receive one. Mesa Governor Joshua Adamson already lowered flags to half staff in honor of the former Governor. "There will be a lot of action going on from now until the day he is buried, so please give our family the space we need to grieve," continued Alexis. "This is hard for us and the decision I made today will stick with me for the rest of my life and I am going to miss Kirk so much. It's going to be hard." The Mesa Highway Patrol and the Alden District Attorney are now upgrading the shooters charges to felony murder of a government official. They say that his death "changes the outlook of this case." "We are beyond words, but we can say this, now that Kirk Paul has sadly passed away," said MHP Commissioner Lewis Donaldson. "We will fully investigate this homicide investigation and ensure adequate justice is served for the Paul family."
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