FBI Director Kash Patel traveled to Utah on Thursday to directly oversee the killing of conservative influencers and trump card ally Charlie Kirk.
No one was detained, but authorities suggested that they were closing someone when they canceled an afternoon press conference “due to the rapid development of our investigation.”
The FBI distributed grainy photos of an interested person earlier in the day and announced that they had taken back what they thought was a weapon: a bolt-firing high-power rifle with a scope and ammunition spent in the room. gentlemen. Kirk He was fatally shot dead with a bullet Wednesday while talking to students in the canopy seating area of the Utah Valley University campus.
The frustration passed on Thursday, with no news of worry. The FBI has provided a $100,000 reward for information that led to the killer’s arrest. By late afternoon, Mr. Patel and his deputy, Dan Bongino, headed to Utah for hunting.
President trump card Assured the state that investigators are closing the killer.
“They are making a lot of progress and we have to see what happens,” he told reporters when he left the White House for the New York Yankees’ game against the Detroit Tigers.
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“He is an animal, all animals, and hope they can have him, they will get him. What he does is shameful.” trump card Talking about assassins. “Charlie Kirk Being a great man, a great man, in every way, especially with young people. What he did, what this man did was shameful. ”
Investigators said the Gunners shot 200 yards from the roof, speaking to a crowd of about 3,000 from political influencers.
The FBI has revealed new details about the people who are interested, described as a college-age man with good skin. The FBI shared photos, taken by security cameras before the shooting, showed a man wearing a black long-sleeved shirt with an image in front of an eagle attached to the American flag.
The man also wore dark baseball cap with dark jeans and black sunglasses. He seemed to be wearing a backpack as he walked up the stairs of the camera.
Officials said the discarded rifle was found in a forest area near the campus. Emails of leaks from alcohol, tobacco, guns and explosives revealed gun cartridges found along with weapons, with news related to “trans and anti-fascist ideology.” An ATF spokesperson declined to comment on the findings or to verify leaked emails with ongoing investigations.
Investigators also collected footwear impressions, palm prints and forearm prints for analysis, while new drone footage showed the roof where the sniper positioned himself and marked as a tape by law enforcement.
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Authorities said the assassin merged with the university crowd when he arrived at the university at 11:52 a.m. Wednesday, entering the building and visiting the roof overlooking the event.
The killer fired a shot, then jumped to another building and ran away.
Mr. Kirk died shortly afterwards in the hospital.
Mr Kirk’s tribute, popping up on TV and social media, and some joy in left-wing social media posters who hate Mr Kirk for their political views.
Vice President JD Vance described himself as a close friend of Mr. Kirk, who arrived in Salt Lake City on Thursday to meet with Mr. Kirk’s family and transported his body to Air Force Two’s home in Kirks, Arizona.
In a post on X late Wednesday, Mr. Vance shared that Mr. Kirk was one of his earliest supporters and confidants when he entered politics in 2021. The two maintained close ties in Mr. Vance’s rise and became the first in the presidency.
“The great success we have achieved in this administration directly traces Charlie’s organization and convening capabilities,” Mr. Vance wrote. “He not only helped us win in 2024. He helped us provide work for the entire administration.”
gentlemen. trump card He said he had a “long conversation” with Mr Kirk’s wife Erika on Thursday afternoon and said she was “absolutely damaged”.
He said he will attend the funeral and is expected to be next weekend.
“We have a great country. We have a bunch of left-wing madmen there, just absolute madmen, and we will solve this problem. I only care about this country.”
