US EditionFBI Recovers Rifle, Has Images of Charlie Kirk’s Suspected Shooter Described as ‘College Age’
A high-powered bolt-action rifle was found near the Utah Valley University campus; FBI tracks suspect movements amid ongoing manhunt for the shooter who killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
- The FBI recovered a high-powered bolt-action rifle linked to the assassination of Charlie Kirk, who was shot while speaking at Utah Valley University, according to law enforcement officials.
- The shooting of Charlie Kirk has prompted bipartisan condemnation and raised concerns about escalating political violence in the United States.
- President Donald Trump announced plans to award Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously, while expressing grief over the loss of his ally who was influential among young conservatives.
- Authorities believe the shooter jumped off a roof and fled the scene after firing a single shot.
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UpstractNews Wrap: Utah Gov. Cox shares more details about suspected Kirk shooter
In our news wrap Sunday, Utah’s governor shared new details about the suspected shooter in Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the airspace around Poland is being closely monitored after last week’s Russian drone incursion, a few hundred Ebola vaccines reached southern Congo amid an outbreak, and Qatar hosts a summit to consider a response to Israel’s strike on Hamas leaders in the country.
Inside Charlie Kirk’s toxic legacy of hatred and division
In the wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination, part of a distressing wave of political violence stalking this country, it would seem that the United States is coming apart at the seams, poised at the precipice of disintegration. So much hatred, so much anger, so much toxic rot, and so many, many guns. We are boiling a poisonous stew. Can anyone save us? Is there anyone or anything that can possibly cool us to a simmer, at least? At this time, it…
Authorities continue to learn more about the motive behind the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at a Utah college, as the conservative activist's family plans a memorial service next week to remember his life and legacy.
Tyler Robinson, the suspected perpetrator in the murder of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, may have been motivated by Kirk's views on gender identity, reports Axios, among others.
The 33 hours to find Charlie Kirk's suspected killer: 'No sleep, go to work'
OREM, Utah (NewsNation) — Local law enforcement leaders took a moment Saturday to reflect on the assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University — and the subsequent 33-hour investigation that yielded a suspect. “For 33 hours, it was no sleep and go to work,” Utah County Under Sheriff Shaun Bufton said of the multi-agency response. “From hour one, or minute one, it was so impressive. In probably 15 minutes, there’s 300 cops here — guys, …
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