High Powered Rifle Recovered Amid Manhunt For Charlie Kirk S Killer

Bonisiwe Shabane

-Nov 18, 2025, 10:04 PM

high powered rifle recovered amid manhunt for charlie kirk s killer

Officials released new video of the person of interest in conservative influencer Charlie Kirk's killing, showing the suspected gunman climbing down from the roof of a building on the campus of Utah Valley University... The video was played during a news conference Thursday evening with state and federal officials. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox made a plea to the public for tips to help identify and locate "this evil human." "We cannot do our job without the public's help right now," Cox said. He said state officials are already moving to pursue the death penalty if the case goes to trial.

The FBI said it is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of the person responsible for Kirk's murder. A high-powered bolt action rifle used to shoot and kill right-wing political influencer Charlie Kirk has been recovered by the FBI - as the hunt to track down the assassin continues. The FBI discovered the weapon in a nearby woods after tracking the suspect's movements - revealing the shooter fled into a neighbourhood after shooting the close Donald Trump ally in the neck in front... Investigators have since discovered and are analysing a "footwear impression, a paw print and a forearm imprint", the FBI said. Bullets found in the weapon used to gun down the conservative activist were reportedly engraved with transgender and anti-fascist messages, sources told the Wall Street Journal. Robert Bohls, the FBI special agent in charge of the case, said the agency also has images of the assassin revealing him to be of 'college age'.

Eric Tucker, Associated Press Eric Tucker, Associated Press Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America LIVE UPDATES: Authorities search for Charlie Kirk’s shooter OREM, Utah (AP) — The shooter who assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk and then vanished off a roof and into the woods remained at large more than 24 hours later Thursday as federal investigators... OREM, Utah (KUTV) — A high-powered rifle investigators claim was used in the shooting of political activist Charlie Kirk was recovered in a nearby wooded area of the Utah Valley University campus, according to...

During a press conference early Thursday morning, Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner Beau Mason and FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert Bohls said investigators made a few breakthroughs since the fatal shooting. Among those breakthroughs the recovery of the rifle. Commissioner Mason said the suspect jumped off the roof where the shooting took place and fled into the wooded area, dropping the rifle. Special Agent Bohls said FBI laboratories will analyze the weapon as evidence. Investigators also collected footwear impressions, a palm print and a forearm imprint which will also be analyzed. "I assure you that all leads and tips are being fully investigated," said Bohls.

"As of this morning, the FBI has received over 130 tips. I thank the community for that." (SALT LAKE CITY) -- The FBI has released images of a person of interest sought in connection with the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, the founder of the conservative youth activist organization Turning Point... "We are asking for the public's help identifying this person of interest in connection with the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University," the FBI's Salt Lake City office said on X... The FBI said it is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of the person responsible for Kirk's murder. A press update with FBI and Utah law enforcement officials initially scheduled for Thursday afternoon was subsequently postponed due to "rapid developments" in the investigation, the Utah Department of Public Safety said.

Amid the manhunt for the suspect, who is believed to be college-aged, officials said Thursday they are working "around the clock" to locate the individual. The FBI has held a press conference following the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, revealing that the murder weapon has been recovered. The press conference took place less than 24 hours after the conservative activist was killed at a college event in Utah. Authorities continue to search for the suspect responsible for the shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, though his current location remains unknown. FBI agent Robert Bohls provided additional information during a news briefing in Orem, Utah. He confirmed that the agency has images of the suspect’s face and suggested that they may be released in the future.

Bohls also confirmed that the suspect is male, referring to him as "he" throughout the briefing. Authorities searched on Thursday for the sniper who assassinated Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, with one bullet and then slipped away in the mayhem resulting from the latest... An official in Utah said on Thursday police are working to identify Charlie Kirk's shooter, who jumped off a roof and fled after firing the fatal shot. A high-powered, bolt-action rifle was recovered from the area where the suspected Kirk shooter fled, the FBI said. Kirk's killer appears to be of college age and blended in with the college population on the Utah campus where the shooting occurred. Authorities searched on Thursday for the sniper who assassinated Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, with one bullet and then slipped away in the mayhem resulting from the latest...

Kirk was killed with a gunshot from a rooftop at the Utah Valley University campus, where he was speaking on Wednesday, authorities said. Federal, state and local authorities were working what they called multiple active crime scenes." As the search stretched into a second day, they provided little information about the shooter's identity, motive, location or evidence...

High Powered Rifle Recovered Amid Manhunt For Charlie Kirk S Killer

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