The FBI continues the investigation for the Utah Valley University, without any arrest occurring and the authorities insist on citizen collaboration to locate the suspect.
At the end of this Thursday, the FBI spread security images in which a man dressed in black is seen descending from the roof of a campus building and retiring on a nearby highway. The suspect is a white man with a cap, sunglasses and dark sweatshirt.
At a press conference where the Governor of Utah, Spencer Cox, said that when the person responsible is identified and detained, the crime committed will be requested.
In addition, the authorities to “intensify the search, highlighted that there is a reward of up to 100,000 dollars for information that leads to their capture, and telephone numbers and a web portal of the FBI division were enabled in Salt Lake City to receive relevant clues, photos or videos.
A team of 20 agents and about 200 interviews are part of the investigation, while maintaining the alert to citizens to collaborate in the identification of the attacker.
The FBI maintains the active search for the suspect and analyzes all the elements of the case, including the recovered ammunition and the records of the campus, while investigating the mobile of the attack. According to the government agency, “the suspect rose to a roof; after shooting and killing Kirk, he jumped and fled,” leaving “a weapon and ammunition in a wooded area near the university.” Likewise, the agency has reported the collection of roof tests, including “shoes traces, a footprint of the forearm and a footprint of the palm of the hand,” according to the text that accompanies the video.
The Bureau has reiterated its request to those who have information about the case, who urges to contact their agents. Hours before, the agency has announced that it offers a reward of up to 100,000 dollars (85,200 euros) for information that leads to the identification and arrest of the individual and the individuals responsible for the murder.
The attack at the university and the weapon used
Charlie Kirk, participated in a university forum like those organized in University Campus since 2012, where she debated confrontively with liberal students, when she was shot in the neck from a nearby roof.
The recovered weapon was a bolt rifle of great power found in a forest close to the campus, with a used cartridge and three others without shooting that contained inscriptions that could reflect extremist ideologies.
The attack occurred while Kirk intervened in one of his usual conservative debate events, which had made him a benchmark for youth activism and ultra -conservative movement in US universities.
Transfer on the plane of Vice President JD Vance of commentator Charlie Kirk, at Phoenix Airport (Arizona), on September 11, 2025.
Kirk’s closeness with the presidency and transfer by Vance
After the attack, Kirk’s body was transferred to Arizona aboard the vice presidential plane, accompanied by the vice president, who previously met with Kirk’s wife, Erika Frantzve, and close relatives.
Vance highlighted Kirk’s relevance in the republican victory of 2024 and in the endowment of personnel for the government, while accompanying the coffin with Turning Point USA members.
The president, announced that he will grant the presidential medal of La Libertad by posthumous, qualifying the murder as “atrocious” and describing Kirk as “a giant of his generation and an inspiration for millions.” The president, instigator, for example, assault on the 2021 Capitol, has also asked his supporters not to react violently after Utah murder. “He was a defender of non -violence. This is how I would like people to react,” he said before the questions of the press in the immediate vicinity of the White House, where he has defended that “Kirk was a great person, a great man. Great in all the senses, especially with young people.”
On the contrary, the American president has described the suspect from the murder as “an animal.” “I wish they stop him and catch him. What he did is shameful,” he said. The White House tenant has indicated that research “are progressing”, without giving more details.
