FBI offers $100,000 reward in Charlie Kirk murder investigation, releases photos of person of interest
News Team
UPDATE:
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KIFI) — The FBI is now offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest of the individual responsible for the murder of Charlie Kirk.
The FBI’s Salt Lake City Field Office updated its post on X, sharing new photos of a person of interest. The substantial reward is being offered for information “leading to the identification and arrest of the individual(s)” responsible for the shooting.
FBI investigators are asking anyone with information or who might be able to identify this person to call 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit a digital tip HERE.
ORIGINAL:
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KIFI) — A manhunt is still underway for the shooter who killed prominent conservative influencer/activist and Trump ally Charlie Kirk on Wednesday at an event at Utah Valley University. This morning, the FBI has released new photos of a person of interest in connection with the shooting.
Courtesy: FBI Salt Lake City
The person of interest appears to be a male with a slender build, wearing a black long-sleeved shirt with an American flag, jeans, sunglasses, and a baseball cap. He appears to have dark hair.
FBI investigators are asking anyone with information or who might be able to identify this person to call 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit a digital tip HERE.
The news comes after authorities had already detained and released two persons of interest in the case.
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Kirk was shot while kicking off his “The American Comeback Tour” on the UVU campus. Robert Bohls, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Salt Lake City field office, told reporters yesterday that the shooter used a “high-powered, bolt action rifle” that was “recovered in a wooded area where the shooter had fled.”