FBI release photo of ‘person of interest’ wanted in connection to the assassination of Charlie Kirk
The FBI has released a photo of a person of interest related to the assassination of US activist Charlie Kirk.
The FBI office for Salt Lake City, Utah, took to X, formerly Twitter, today (September 11) to share two images of the person of interest following Kirk’s death at a debate event at Utah Valley University.
Kirk, a close ally of President Donald Trump and co-founder of the youth organisation Turning Point USA, had been speaking in front of a crowd on September 10 when he was suddenly struck with a single shot. He was rushed to hospital but ultimately died of his injuries.
The shooter has been described as wearing dark clothing when they took the shot from a nearby rooftop, but at the time of writing no suspects have been arrested for the killing.
The FBI has now shared the images alongside a caption which states it is ‘asking for the public’s help identifying this person of interest in connection with the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University’.
“1-800-CALL-FBI”, the agency added.
FBI release person of interest photo (X/@FBISaltLakeCity)
The release of the images comes after police shared a theory that the shooter jumped off the roof of the building and fled the scene by blending in on the campus where Kirk was shot.
Police noted that the shooter appeared to be of ‘college age’.
Utah Valley University immediately evacuated its campus after the shooting.
More to follow.
