FBI releases photos of suspect of killing Charlie Kirk; What is known about shooter

The FBI, the American Federal Police, released on Thursday (11/9) images of the suspect of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, ally of President Donald Trump.

The agency also said he found a high -caliber rifle probably used in the murder.

The shooter, who fired on Kirk on Wednesday (10/9) amid an event at a university in Utah state, is still a fugitive. Investigators refer to him in the male.

Photo of the suspect of killing activist Charlie Kirk, released by FBI/Photo: FBI

At a press conference on Thursday, authorities said the suspect “seems to have a university age”, mixing well with the university environment, and fled “to a suburb” from the city of Orem, where the university is after the attack.

The investigators have not yet identified him.

The weapon was found in a forest area, and the researchers are analyzing a “footwear brand” and a “forearm brand”.

Earlier, two people who had been questioned by the police were released.

Meanwhile, Trump has announced that he will postly grant Kirk the “Presidential Medal of Freedom.” The medal is the highest civil honor granted in the US.

Kirk, who founded the conservative group Turning Point uses at age 18, was close to the president and his family.

This Thursday, leaving an event in memory of the September 11 attacks in Washington, Trump said he could not believe it.

“What a big face he was.” Trump said he will talk to Kirk’s family to “talk about how to unite the country.”

Kirk’s family “is devastated,” one of the investigators described, adding, “I can only imagine what they are going through.”

The suspect arrived at the campus at 11:52 am (14:52 in Brasilia) on Wednesday, the officers said – just under half an hour before Charlie Kirk was shot around 12:20.

The investigators said he entered “on the campus, passed the stairs, climbed the roof, crossed the roof to the scene of the shot.”

After the attack, the shooter then “moved to the other side of the building, jumped from the building and fled the campus to a nearby neighborhood.”

At some point, the gunman fled to a forest area, where the weapon believed to have been used in the crime was found – a “high -caliber bolt rifle.” The authorities did not say where this forest area is.

The son of an architect who grew up in the prospect of Prospect Heights in Chicago, Kirk attended a community college near Chicago before leaving his studies to devote himself to political activism.

The Turning Point group, which Kirk founded at age 18, aimed to disseminate conservative ideals in US liberal faculties.

The event on Wednesday (10) at the University of Utah Valley, where he was killed, was the kick of a tour of the Turning Point by various educational institutions where students are invited to debate with Kirk.

His social networks and daily podcast often displayed clips from him debating with students on issues such as transgender identity, climate change, faith and family values.

The daily radio program conducted by Kirk had millions of followers on social networks.

A clip from Trump himself is reproduced at the beginning of Kirk’s podcast: “I want to thank Charlie, he’s an amazing guy, his spirit, his love for this country, he did an amazing job building one of the most powerful youthful organizations ever created.”

Turning Point, which is a non -profit organization, began after President Barack Obama’s reelection in 2012. The mission is to organize students to “promote the principles of fiscal responsibility, free market and state with limited powers.” Currently has branches in over 850 colleges.

The group played a key role in effort to support Trump and other republican candidates in last year’s elections. Kirk was widely recognized for helping to record tens of thousands of new voters and mobilize the state of Arizona vote for Trump.

The relationship between Kirk and Trump intensified after Republican’s victory. Kirk attended Trump’s inauguration in January and became a regular White House visitor.

Kirk was seen as an avid public speaker, traveling around the country to speak at republican events- many of which were popular among members of the Tea Party ultra-conservative movement.