FBI are asking for the public’s help identifying this person of interest in connection with the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University.
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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
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.
Mason said the suspect left some palm impressions and officials hope to collect DNA from smudges left behind.
Suspect appears to be wearing shirt from disabled veterans group
This undated combination of images provided provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows a person of interest in connection with the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Federal Bureau of Investigation via AP)
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