US EditionCharlie Kirk assassination ‘person of interest’ released, gunman still at large: FBI
FBI released one person after interrogation but the sniper who fatally shot Charlie Kirk at a university event remains unidentified and at large, officials said.
- Law enforcement officials are conducting a manhunt for a gunman who assassinated Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem.
- Kirk was shot once in the neck from a rooftop while speaking to a crowd of several thousand attendees, according to Utah Valley University.
- President Donald Trump announced Kirk's death, calling him a 'truly Great American Patriot' after the shooting.
- Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin described Kirk's death as 'another horrific act of targeted political violence'.
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Political upheaval in the United States intensified after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, 31, a key figure in conservative youth activism and a close ally of President Donald Trump. Kirk died Wednesday after being shot while giving a talk to about 3,000 people at Utah Valley University in Orem. The attack, described by the authorities as a “political assassination”, has sparked an intense search to find the author. Videos and testimonies sugg…
Authorities search for Charlie Kirk's killer but provide little about motive
OREM, Utah (AP) — An official in Utah said Thursday police are working to identify Charlie Kirk’s shooter, who jumped off a roof and fled after firing the fatal shot. A high-powered, bolt-action rifle was recovered from area where the suspected Kirk shooter fled, the FBI said. Authorities searched on Thursday for the sniper who assassinated Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, with one bullet and then slipped a…
Manhunt Underway for Charlie Kirk’s Killer; 9/11 Terror Attacks Remembered 24 Years Later
Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was assassinated at a Utah college event on Wednesday, and a manhunt is continuing for the killer. Authorities say Kirk was killed with a single gunshot from a campus rooftop. After firing the weapon, the shooter allegedly slipped away amid the chaos of students fleeing the Utah Valley University campus. A U.S. flag was unfurled on the side of the Pentagon on Thursday to mark the 24th anniversary of the 9/11…
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