Please find below the statement from Maine GOP Chairman Jim Deyermond.

“Our heartfelt condolences go to Charlie’s family, friends and all who knew and loved him.

A good Christian man, unafraid to boldly proclaim his beliefs and who captured the hearts of millions of young Americans through civil discourse, is gone.

I want to be clear, the political rhetoric in our nation has gone too far and is leading to greater political violence. It is incumbent upon all of us to think before we speak and to demand better for the generations that follow us.

God Bless Charlie and God Bless America.”