A local northern Ohio councilman says he and his family have gone into hiding at the advice of federal officials after getting more than 500 threats over his Facebook post criticizing Charlie Kirk.

John Impellizzeri told the USA Today Network's Akron Beacon Journal that he's in fear for his life after his post following the conservative leader's assassination was shared nationwide by "Libs of TikTok" and other right-wing groups.

The threats escalated after the post was shared on X on Sept. 12 by Stephen Miller, the Trump administration's deputy chief of staff for policy.

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"I'm in physical hiding for fear for my life," Impellizzeri said. "The police department is getting death threats."

A member of the Munroe Falls Police Department told the Beacon Journal the department has not received any threats and that he is not aware of any threats made to the city. The police representative declined to provide his name or job title.

Impellizzeri's Facebook account has since been deactivated, but screenshots of the post have been widely circulating on social media.

In the post, Impellizzeri questions why "right-wingers" who are "calling for blood" after the death of Kirk didn't speak out after attacks on Democrats. The post ends by stating, "The world is a better place now that he's gone."

Impellizzeri said the post, while meant to be critical of things Kirk said during his lifetime, was not intended to condone Kirk's murder. He added that the bottom portion of his post has been shared widely but that the section only comprised about "a third" of the post.

He said he could not share the rest of the post with the Beacon Journal because he has since deactivated his Facebook account.

"I am not celebrating his death," Impellizzeri said. "I never have -- never will."

Impellizzeri said he is "100%" against violence.

"The assassination of Charlie Kirk was horrendous," he said. "... This was murder. It was completely unacceptable."

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Impellizzeri said he was simply stating his views that Kirk was not a "good person," but he doesn't condone the killing. He said he hopes the shooter is prosecuted.

Authorities have apprehended and arrested 22-year-old Tyler Robinson as the suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

"There are plenty of left-wing nut jobs out there who are celebrating his death. ... I am not one of them," Impellizzeri said.

Social media posts from far and wide condemn Impellizzeri and call for his resignation.

A post in the Facebook group "Stow/Munroe Falls Talk of The Town Too!" reads, "For anyone who lives in Munroe Falls and are just as horrified as I am with John Impellizzeri's post about Charlie Kirk, the council meetings are the first and third Tuesday of the month. He is a current councilman in Munroe Falls:/"

"HE NEEDS TO RESIGN," right-wing Libs of TikTok posted on X.

A Facebook post by a woman who has nearly 400,000 followers on her page, where she posts right-wing content, includes the same statement as the Libs of TikTok post. Her page says she lives in Atlanta.

A post in the Facebook group "Largest Trump Supporting Group in the WORLD" states, "I found him," with the phone number listed on Impellizzeri's page on the Munroe Falls city website.

The post in the Trump-supporting group shared a screenshot of Miller's X post, which said, "We haven't even begun to grapple with the fact that a huge portion of our society have been fully and dangerously radicalized by a closed circuit of radical left propaganda."

Impellizzeri also said the Munroe Falls Fire Department and other community members have received threats from people who he alleges made threats to community members in person.

"They went to the city center, were taking pictures of the building and the facilities and the capabilities," Impellizzeri said. "When people confronted these photographers, all they would say is, 'You're next' and left."

A receptionist for the city of Munroe Falls said any additional requests for comments to city hall, the police department and the fire department must go to city representatives, who will not be available until Sept. 15.

Impellizzeri said does not know how long he will remain in hiding.

He said he hasn't slept in 36 hours due to the threats he has endured.

Executive Editor Cheryl Powell contributed to this report.

Patrick Williams covers growth and development for the Akron Beacon Journal. He can be reached by email at [email protected] or on X, formerly known as Twitter, @pwilliamsOH. Sign up for the Beacon Journal's business and consumer newsletter, "What's The Deal?"