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| FBI offers $100,000 reward in manhunt for Charlie Kirk assassin: As it happened | |
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| The conservative activist was murdered during a public event in Utah on Wednesday, and the suspect remains at large | |
| US President Donald Trump has said that the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) is conducting a “virtual manhunt” for the killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. He was shot and killed during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. The 31-year-old was struck by a single rifle round while speaking on stage to hundreds of students. | US President Donald Trump has said that the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) is conducting a “virtual manhunt” for the killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. He was shot and killed during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. The 31-year-old was struck by a single rifle round while speaking on stage to hundreds of students. |
| The suspected gunman fired from a rooftop on the campus in Orem before fleeing the scene. He was recorded on multiple videos, with the FBI describing him as a male of “college age” but refusing to release any more details regarding his appearance until he is caught. | The suspected gunman fired from a rooftop on the campus in Orem before fleeing the scene. He was recorded on multiple videos, with the FBI describing him as a male of “college age” but refusing to release any more details regarding his appearance until he is caught. |
| The agency has released images of a “person of interest” in the assassination, asking the public for help in identifying him and posted a $100,000 bounty for information leading to the capture of the perpetrator. | The agency has released images of a “person of interest” in the assassination, asking the public for help in identifying him and posted a $100,000 bounty for information leading to the capture of the perpetrator. |
| Kirk, founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was widely known for his campus debates with progressive students and for his close alliance with President Donald Trump. | Kirk, founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was widely known for his campus debates with progressive students and for his close alliance with President Donald Trump. |
| The US president has described Kirk as a “martyr for truth” and called his murder a “dark moment for America.” | The US president has described Kirk as a “martyr for truth” and called his murder a “dark moment for America.” |
| The activist’s death has triggered a wave of reactions, with Democrats condemning “political violence” and Republicans, including Trump, blaming what they describe as hostile rhetoric from the “radical left.” | The activist’s death has triggered a wave of reactions, with Democrats condemning “political violence” and Republicans, including Trump, blaming what they describe as hostile rhetoric from the “radical left.” |
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