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Two Men Threatened Despite Being Cleared In Charlie Kirk Probe

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Police barricades and tape is set up at Utah Valley University a day after Charlie Kirk was shot and killed, in Orem, Utah, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) Two people who were detained and later released following the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk faced a number of threats and scrutiny even after police said they were not suspects, police said Thursday. “These individuals were not suspects. They were people of interest,” Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner Beau Mason said.

“They don’t deserve that harassment.” Both the FBI and the state’s public safety department issued a joint statement Wednesday night with the full names of both people, saying they were initially taken in as suspects. FBI special agent in charge Robert Bohls holds a news conference regarding the shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Thursday,, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) Officials called for calm as FBI and police continue to hunt down the shooter

I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Two people detained and later released following the killing of political activist Charlie Kirk faced a number of threats and scrutiny even after police said they were not suspects. “These individuals were not suspects. They were people of interest,” Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner Beau Mason explained. The FBI and the state's public safety department issued a joint statement Wednesday night with the full names of both people and explained they were initially taken in as suspects.

(AP) - Two people who were detained and later released following the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk faced a number of threats and scrutiny even after police said they were not suspects, police... “These individuals were not suspects. They were people of interest,” Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner Beau Mason said. “They don’t deserve that harassment.” Both the FBI and the state’s public safety department issued a joint statement Wednesday night with the full names of both people, saying they were initially taken in as suspects. By then, photos of one of those men being handcuffed shortly after Kirk was shot Wednesday at Utah Valley University had been circulating online with his name.

The name of the second man also began appearing on social media sites. Felipe Rodriguez, a former New York City police detective, said it’s dangerous for law enforcement to release the names of people who have only been detained. Two people detained and later released following the killing of political activist Charlie Kirk faced a number of threats and scrutiny even after police said they were not suspects. “These individuals were not suspects. They were people of interest,” Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner Beau Mason explained. The FBI and the state's public safety department issued a joint statement Wednesday night with the full names of both people and explained they were initially taken in as suspects.

Photos of one of those men being handcuffed shortly after Kirk was shot on Wednesday at Utah Valley University were already circulating online with his name. The name of the second man also began appearing on social media sites. • 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. Authorities say they have recovered a "high-powered, bolt-action rifle" used in the shooting in a wooded area.

A footprint was also recovered. This liveblog has now ended — follow the latest updates here. The assassination of Kirk, a prominent conservative activist, has raised alarms about the scourge of political violence in the United States, escalating anxieties about the safety of public figures on both sides of the... Kirk’s killing was the latest in a series of attacks and threats targeting a range of American political figures, from President Donald Trump and members of Congress to governors and judges. Kirk was not an elected official, though he wielded influence as the founder of conservative advocacy group Turning Point USA and was a close ally of the Trump administration. “I was not, in any way, surprised” by Kirk’s killing, said Michael Jensen, a researcher at the University of Maryland who tracks such violence in a domestic terrorism database.

Jensen said he has seen an increase in attacks targeting what he characterizes as “government entities” — legislators and candidates, as well as officers carrying out immigration enforcement actions.

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