Manhunt continues for Charlie Kirk’s killer after earlier person of interest released
Major search underway after Charlie Kirk shot dead
- Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA and an ally of President Donald Trump, was fatally shot at a political event on a Utah college campus.
- The shooting took place at Utah Valley University in Orem, where Kirk was hosting a question and answer session as part of his organisation's "American Comeback Tour."
- FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed that a "subject" questioned in connection with the shooting has been released, and the manhunt for the killer is ongoing.
- Authorities believe Kirk was killed by a single, targeted shot fired from a distance, potentially from a roof, and the weapon has not yet been recovered.
- President Donald Trump, Utah Governor Spencer Cox, and other political figures have condemned the violence, calling for the perpetrator to be brought to justice.