mourning

This is, to some degree, a natural part of mourning.

Other pictures showed people mourning beside at least six bodies in white shrouds and plastic bags laid on the floor outside al-Ahli hospital.

The state has declared three days of mourning, with several prominent personalities including politicians, musicians and hordes of fans from across the region travelling to Guwahati to pay their last respects to the singer.

"I think it's just another distraction for those people that are mourning a loved one," Dr Murphy says.

Before Charlie Kirk’s memorial is set to begin, two prominent voices are already pointing to what could follow the mourning: hope.