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High Powered Rifle Recovered In The Search For Charlie Kirk S Killer

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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, UT — Behind Utah Valley University's Losee building, FBI forensics agents were still gathering evidence Sept.

11 in the wooded area where the bureau said agents recovered the "high-powered" rifle a shooter used to kill political influencer Charlie Kirk. The Wall Street Journal and New York Times, citing law-enforcement sources, reported it was an older model Mauser .30-06 caliber bolt action rifle. An ATF spokesperson declined to comment to USA TODAY, citing the active investigation. Evidence markers on a small hill behind the building appeared to mark the trail the shooter took, scrambling through some trees towards a nearby construction site. Charlie Kirk shooting live updates: New person of interest sought by FBI, rifle found At the site, Dylan Hope, an electrician, told USA TODAY that his colleague, who was operating an excavator Wednesday, Sept.

10, when the shooting took place, believes he spoke with the gunman. Hope said his colleague spoke with a young man who appeared on the site and asked if he could walk through it. OREM, Utah (AP) — The sniper who assassinated Charlie Kirk is believed to have jumped off a roof and fled into a neighborhood after firing one shot and has not yet been identified, authorities... The shooter appeared to be of “college age" and is believed to have blended in on the university campus where Kirk was shot, authorities said as they investigated the latest act of political violence... “I can tell you this was a targeted event,” said Robert Bohls, the top FBI agent in Salt Lake City. Kirk was killed with a gunshot from a distant rooftop at the Utah Valley University campus, where he was speaking Wednesday.

Federal, state and local authorities were working what they called “multiple active crime scenes." “This is a dark day for our state. It’s a tragic day for our nation," Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Wednesday. "I want to be very clear this is a political assassination.” The right-wing pundit died from a single gunshot at a Utah campus event.

Authorities say they have footage of the shooter, who "appears to be of college age." Below, you can review updates, analysis and reactions after Charlie Kirk was shot and killed from Thursday, September 11. Utah Governor Spencer Cox shared a new video of the suspected shooter of Charlie Kirk. The video shows a person in black clothes running across a roof, climbing down from a building and crossing a street to an area where investigators found the rifle they believe was the weapon... Cox called on the public to contact authorities if they had any additional information about the suspect. He said local and federal police had received 7,000 leads and tips and conducted over 200 interviews.

There is currently a $100,000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of the suspect. The governor did not take questions but said the state would pursue the death penalty against the perpetrator when the person is found. None of the politicians or law enforcement officials, including FBI Director Kash Patel, took questions at the brief news conference on Thursday. 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... 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.

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