FBI, police investigate Charlie Kirk shooting

Police officers investigate a camera as they search for footage of the suspect in the fatal shooting of political activist Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 11, 2025 in Orem, Utah. Authorities have released a "person of interest" as they search for the suspect who shot and killed Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, while he was speaking at an event for his "American Comeback Tour."

Law enforcement officers investigate a residential yard in a neighborhood near Utah Valley University, where Charlie Kirk was fatally shot during an event, in Orem, Utah, Sept. 11, 2025.

Evidence markers are seen near a ladder as law enforcement officials, including members of the FBI, investigate near the crime scene where political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 11, 2025.

Law enforcement officials, including members of an FBI forensics team, work near the crime scene where political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 11, 2025. The gunman who shot dead US right-wing youth leader Charlie Kirk in a targeted killing remained at large Thursday but authorities said they have video images of the suspect and have recovered a "high-powered" rifle.

Law enforcement officials, including members of an FBI forensics team, investigate a wooded area near the crime scene where political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 11, 2025.

Law enforcement officials, including members of an FBI forensics team, investigate a wooded area near the crime scene where political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 11, 2025.

An evidence marker is seen near a wooded area near the crime scene where political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 11, 2025.

A police officer tapes off an area behind Utah Valley University where evidence was collected as authorities investigate the shooting of political activist Charlie Kirk on Sept. 11, 2025 in Orem, Utah.

Law enforcement officials, including members of the FBI, investigate near the crime scene where political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept.11, 2025.

Law enforcement officials, including members of the FBI, walk across a street as they investigate a wooded area near the crime scene where political activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 11, 2025.

A police officer walks past the courtyard at Utah Valley University as authorities search for the man who killed political activist Charlie Kirk on Sept. 11, 2025 in Orem, Utah.

Police officers and FBI Agents collect evidence behind Utah Valley University as they investigate the shooting of political activist Charlie Kirk on Sept. 11, 2025 in Orem, Utah.