Article continues below advertisementErika Kirk, the widow of late Charlie Kirk, shared seeing her husband's body after he was shot on September 10. "His eyes were semi-open," Erika, 36, told The New York Times in an interview published on Sunday, September 21, her first since her husband was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University. Article continues below advertisementErika Kirk Describes Seeing Charlie's BodySource: @mrserikakirk/InstagramErika Kirk said her husband 'died happy.' "And he had this knowing, Mona Lisa-like half-smile," Erika continued. "Like he died happy.