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Police initially took two people into custody but later released them. Charlie Kirk, the founder of the conservative youth activist organization Turning Point USA, has died after he was shot during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, President Donald Trump said. "The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead," Trump said on social media. "No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family.

Charlie, we love you!" Utah Gov. Spencer Cox called the fatal shooting a "political assassination." The manhunt for the suspected shooter is still underway and the investigation is still ongoing, according to FBI Director Kash Patel. Twenty-four hours and counting. The manhunt for the person who killed Charlie Kirk, the influential right-wing activist and close aide to US President Donald Trump, is now in its second day.

Authorities haven’t been able to identify the shooter yet, but more information about the shocking assassination is coming to light. Meanwhile, as officials race against the clock to find the suspect, Kirk’s body was flown from Utah — where he was shot dead at the Utah Valley University — to his home in Arizona... Earlier, Vice President JD Vance was seen carrying the casket of the rightwing activist on to the plane. Kirk’s widow, Erika, held hands with Vance’s wife as they got off the plane in Arizona. US President Donald Trump, who previously called Kirk a “martyr”, has urged supporters to respond peacefully to the killing, adding that Kirk had been “an advocate of nonviolence”. It’s been a traumatic day across America — and it all began on Wednesday around 12.20 pm (local time) when 31-year-old Charlie Kirk, who was discussing mass shootings in the US at the campus...

Witnesses at the scene recount seeing Kirk slumping backward before hit the ground as chaos erupted among the attendees. As one witness Justin Hickens told NBC News, “I saw a bunch of blood come out of Charlie. I saw his body kind of kick back and go limp, and everybody dropped to the ground.” Mr. Kirk, a close ally of President Trump, was shot while speaking at Utah Valley University. The authorities were still searching for the shooter, with no one in custody.

Charlie Kirk, who founded the right-wing youth activist organization Turning Point USA, was fatally shot in the neck on Wednesday while speaking at a campus event in Orem, Utah. Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah speaking at a news conference in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday.Credit…Niki Chan Wylie for The New York Times People gathered for a vigil outside the Timpanogos Regional Hospital, where Charlie Kirk was taken after the shooting. Hopes for the fast capture of the person who fatally shot the right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in Utah evaporated on Wednesday when Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, announced that the authorities had released a man he had described as a central subject of a multiagency manhunt.

Updated on: September 13, 2025 / 9:54 AM EDT / CBS News Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika, vowed Friday to continue her husband's conservative activism work, saying, the "movement my husband built will not die." She said Turning Point USA will still host its fall college campus tour, and its AmericaFest conference in December will still take place. "The evildoers responsible for my husband's assassination have no idea what they have done," she said. "They killed Charlie because he preached a message of patriotism, faith and of God's merciful love. They should all know this: If you thought that my husband's mission was powerful before, you have no idea … what you just have unleashed across this entire country and this world."

"The cries of this widow will echo around the world like a battle cry," she said. • In custody: The suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk has been identified as Tyler Robinson and is being held without bail in a Utah jail on several charges, according to officials. • Widow’s vow: Two days after conservative activist’s stunning assassination, his wife vowed tonight to continue his movement, including the fall campus tour. “It will be greater than ever,” Erika Kirk said in her first public remarks. • The investigation: Authorities have pointed to what they described as anti-fascist messages engraved on bullet casings in a rifle found near the scene as potential evidence of a political motive. Read more about the engravings.

Our live coverage of the arrest of a suspect in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk has wrapped for the day. Please scroll below to learn about all of today’s developments. As the internet is awash with assertions on why the suspect allegedly killed Charlie Kirk, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says he doesn’t think “most people actually mean” calls for war. FBI Director Kash Patel and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox held a news conference late Thursday in Utah relating to the investigation into the shooting of conservative commentator, Charlie Kirk.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox showed the public video of the person of interest in a black long-sleeve T-shirt featuring an American flag, an eagle and the words "Land of the Free, Home of the Brave." Authorities are continuing their search for an unidentified shooter in the murder of Charlie Kirk. The FBI released a photo of a person of interest Thursday. The agency is also offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. RELATED: Charlie Kirk shooting: Person of interest photos released by FBI

Kirk, the conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed at Utah Valley University during the first stop of his American Comeback Tour on Wednesday afternoon. Officials say a suspect in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, pictured in March, was taken into custody on Thursday night. Benjamin Hanson/Getty Images hide caption This page is no longer being updated. For the latest on the suspect in the Charlie Kirk shooting, head here. The suspect in the fatal shooting of right-wing activist and podcaster Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University is in custody, state and federal officials confirmed Friday morning.

Kirk, the 31-year-old CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on the first stop of his American Comeback Tour. Local, state and federal authorities have been searching for his killer ever since, asking for the public's help and offering a $100,000 reward. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox opened Friday's press briefing by saying: "We got him." He named the suspect as Tyler Robinson and said he was turned in to authorities on Thursday night by family after making statements... These were the updates on the killing of Charlie Kirk for Thursday, September 11. Trump ally and activist Charlie Kirk shot dead at Utah university

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