“It’s so mind-numbing that we’re here and that we have so many youth that are so confused and bitter and hateful and rising up, because we see a lot of this in this younger generation,” she said. “We’ve got to figure out what’s going wrong. We’ve got to fix it.”

As for Kirk’s legacy, she said he may be remembered not just as an influential political figure, but as a bridge builder.

“That’s what I thought that Kirk did beautifully, was he was bringing everyone together and talking about truth,” Constantine said.

And that, she said, may be the most tragic part of all: “He wasn’t doing anything wrong. He was the right person for the job. And he was the right voice to be able to speak truth into youth and to open up the dialogue and not to condemn them, but to bring them closer to Christ.”

Fox News Digital’s Greg Norman, Ashley Oliver and Breanne Deppisch contributed to this report.

Stepheny Price covers crime including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime. Story tips: stepheny.price@fox.com.