Watch live: Live outside Utah Valley University site where Charlie Kirk was shot
Authorities are still searching for the shooter who killed Charlie Kirk at an event at Utah Valley University, but have recovered a rifle believed to have been used to fire the single fatal shot.
A suspect was not identified, but authorities said in an update Thursday that they recovered a high-powered rifle in the woods they believe was used in the shooting and learned new details about a suspect from video being analyzed. Photos of a new person of interest were also released by the FBI on Thursday.
Kirk, a 31-year-old conservative activist and close political ally of President Donald Trump, was speaking outside in a courtyard at the university on Wednesday afternoon. The shooting, captured in graphic detail in video clips that rapidly spread around the internet, sparked fear and panic among the some 3,000 attendees, prompting the school to evacuate the campus and close down as authorities investigate. Some students fled while others barricaded themselves into classrooms, Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner Beau Mason said.
