Manhunt Continues For Charlie Kirk Shooter - FBI Release Video Of Suspect Running (Video)

Searching for the shooter: Authorities in Utah are working to identify the shooter. 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 Kirk had drawn a crowd of thousands, an official said.
Kirk’s legacy: The 31-year-old activist personified the pugnacious, populist conservatism that has taken over the Republican Party in the age of Trump. An unabashed Christian conservative who often made provocative statements about gender, race and politics, Kirk launched his organization, Turning Point USA, in 2012, targeting younger people and venturing onto liberal-leaning college campuses where many GOP activists were nervous to tread.
Trump declares Kirk a ‘martyr’: During remarks at the Pentagon Thursday, Trump said he would posthumously award Kirk with the honor at a later date. In a video message from the Oval Office late Wednesday, Trump called Kirk “a martyr for truth and freedom” and condemned the “demonizing” of political opponents in the U.S., even as he claimed the rhetoric of the “radical left” was “directly responsible” for the assassination of Kirk. The assassination drew bipartisan condemnation.

Utah governor calls on the public for help identifying suspect

“We cannot do our job without the public’s help,” said Gov. Spencer Cox, adding that the FBI had received more than 7,000 leads and tips.

Cox said they want to “catch this assassin and hold him accountable.”

The governor said Utah would be prepared to seek the death penalty once an arrest was made.

Video shown of shooter running across building at FBI press conference

By AUDREY McAVOY, ERIC TUCKER

Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner Beau Mason narrated surveillance video showing the suspect running across a roof, climbing off the edge of the roof and dropping to the ground.