President Trump said he’ll award Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom
NEW YORK (TIP): Conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk died Wednesday, September 10, after he was shot at an event at Utah Valley University. He was speaking to a large crowd at an outdoor “Prove Me Wrong” debate, where he invites students to challenge his political and cultural views.
Authorities shared a video late Thursday, September 11, of the suspect climbing down from a roof following the shooting, after sharing images throughout the day of a “person of interest” and asking the public for help in identifying the individual. A law enforcement official said investigators have “good video footage” of the suspect and had recovered the weapon used in the shooting.
Kirk’s body returned to his home state of Arizona on Vice President JD Vance’s plane Thursday.
President Trump paid tribute to Kirk, and elected officials on both sides of the aisle swiftly condemned the attack and denounced acts of political violence.
The state of Utah plans to seek the death penalty in Kirk’s murder, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said.
“We’ve been working with our attorneys, getting everything that we need, affidavits ready, so that we can pursue the death penalty in this case. And that will happen here in the state of Utah,” the governor told reporters at a press conference.
Police have not arrested a suspect. Authorities investigating Kirk’s killing have received more than 7,000 leads and tips, Cox said in a press conference Thursday.
Cox said that’s the largest number of digital tips received by the FBI since the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013.
Authorities have also conducted nearly 200 interviews, the governor said.
Trump said he’ll award Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
President Trump told reporters that he planned to attend Charlie Kirk’s funeral and said he believed it would be the weekend after this upcoming one.
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