In Hunt For Charlie Kirk S Killer Fbi Finds Weapon Releases Video

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-Nov 18, 2025, 9:19 PM

in hunt for charlie kirk s killer fbi finds weapon releases video

Killer described as ‘college age’ as Utah officials call person in photos ‘the potential shooter’ US investigators on Thursday released photos and a video of a person of interest in the fatal shooting of influential conservative activist Charlie Kirk and said they had found the rifle believed to have... Investigators have yet to publicly discuss any motive, but Trump told reporters that he had an indication of the killer’s motivation. “We’ll let you know about that later,” he said, adding that law enforcement was making “big progress” in the investigation. FBI and state officials said the killer arrived on the campus a few minutes before the start of the event, a debate led by Kirk titled “Prove Me Wrong” outdoors in front of 3,000... FBI releases images of suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting

Reporting by Andrew Hay in Orem, and Brad Brooks in Colorado; Additional reporting by Jana Winter, Helen Coster, Jasper Ward, James Oliphant, Bo Erickson, Andrea Shalal, Kanishka Singh, Ismail Shakil, Julia Harte, Sarah N. Lynch and Jarrett Renshaw; Writing by Steve Gorman, Jonathan Allen and Daniel Trotta; Editing by Frank McGurty Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab The FBI released two images of a "person of interest" and asked for information from the public. (X: FBI Salt Lake City) The FBI says a high-powered rifle it believes was used to kill popular American right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk has been found.

The shooter remains at large, with Utah authorities saying the suspect "blended in" and "appears to be of college age". Donald Trump says he has spoken to Mr Kirk's "absolutely devastated" widow. The FBI has released CCTV images of a "person of interest" in its search for the shooter who killed activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday said they have recovered the weapon used to assassinate conservative, right-wing activist and commentator Charlie Kirk.Meanwhile, Utah law enforcement officials investigating the case said they have... Robert Bohls, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Salt Lake City field office, told reporters that the weapon is a “high-powered, bolt action rifle" recovered from the “wooded area where the shooter had... Earlier, Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner Beau Mason, who first spoke to the reporters at the press conference, said that the investigation has made “a few breakthroughs", including being able to track the...

“We do have good video footage of this individual. We are not going to release that at this time," Mason said, adding the suspect arrived on the campus of Utah Valley University at 11:52 am (local time). He further added that the suspect “blended in well in the university setting and appears to be of college age". The FBI official said that investigators believe the suspect is male, according to the US broadcaster CNN. Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox US officials on Sept 11 released photos of a person of interest in the shooting death of influential conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

OREM, Utah – US investigators said on Sept 11 they had found the bolt-action rifle they believed was used to kill the influential conservative activist Charlie Kirk Mr Kirk, a 31-year-old author, podcast host and close ally of US President Donald Trump, helped build the Republican Party’s support among younger voters. He was 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 been identified, authorities said... The shooter appeared to be of college age and blended in on the university campus where Kirk was killed Wednesday, said Beau Mason, the commissioner of the Utah Department of Public Safety.

It remained unclear how far the shooter has traveled, though law enforcement officials say nearby woods where the rifle was found have been secured. Even as law enforcement officials revealed new details about an attack they called targeted, much remained unclear nearly 24 hours later, including the sniper's identity, motive and whereabouts. Two people detained Wednesday were released after neither was determined to be connected to the shooting, but by Thursday officials expressed confidence they had tracked the shooter's movements on campus in the run-up to... Later Thursday, the FBI released two photos of a person of interest in connection with the shooting as investigators appealed to the public for information. The photos show a person wearing a hat, sunglasses and a long-sleeve black shirt. Law enforcement recovered a Mauser .30 caliber bolt-action rifle hidden in a towel in a wooded area near the university campus along what they suspect to be the shooter’s path as they fled the...

Besides the spent cartridge recovered in the chamber, three other rounds were loaded in the magazine. The weapon and ammunition are being forensically analyzed by law enforcement at a federal lab for clues that could help identify the shooter or the motive. The suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk slipped behind a building, braced himself on the roof and swung off the edge, hitting the ground hard and leaving behind palm smudges and a shoe... He bolted across a patch of grass, cut through a parking lot and vanished into the trees. Subscribe to the Bloomberg Daybreak Podcast on Apple, Spotify and other Podcast Platforms. This is read by an automated voice.

Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. OREM, Utah — Authorities released a video Thursday evening of a suspect running across the roof of a building at Utah Valley University and jumping to the ground as the search for a gunman... The man was described as wearing blue jeans, a baseball cap with a triangle, Converse tennis shoes and a dark long-sleeved T-shirt with what appears to be American flag and an eagle. “All identifying features that we’re hoping the public can help us identify and lead us to this suspect,” said Beau Mason, commissioner of the Utah Department of Public Safety at an evening news conference. Mason earlier told MSNBC that authorities “have no idea” where Kirk’s killer is. Earlier in the day, authorities unveiled grainy photos of the same man captured on security camera video clenching his fists and walking up a stairway.

They urged the public to report any information that could lead to his identification or arrest.

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