That usually happens when people die, especially in tragic and emotional circumstances... All humans have flaws, and personally, I don't like any kind of radicalism (in any direction), although sometimes is probably needed. He was a guy defending his cause, with a good (even great) visibility and good arguments. He was also a polarizing person, because the other side would not have seen him with good eyes, for sure. I don't know if it's been determined why he was shot, but the fact that political assassination was among the top reasons why he could have been shot at the speculative level, right from the start, says a lot about how the other side saw him.