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Charlie Kirk Speech in a debate chaired by his nonprofit political youth organization Arizona-based on The turning point of the United States,exist Sorenson Center patio Utah Valley University campus. Before the shooting, Kirk raised questions to the audience about mass shootings and gun violence.
“Do you know how many transgender Americans have become mass shooters in the past 10 years?” the man asked. Kirk replied: “Too many.”
The questioner followed up: “Do you know how many mass shooters there have been in the United States over the past decade?”
“Count or not count gang violence?” Kirk asked.
Then a shot rang out.
Sagittarius, who Utah Governor Spencer Cox It promised to take responsibility in a state of death, wearing dark clothes and open fire from the roof of the building.
Finding Charlie Kirk’s killer continues as Trump vows to combat political violence
Jonathan Yerushalmy
U.S. authorities are still looking for a suspect to shoot conservative activist Charlie Kirk, hours later Donald Trump The killing at the University of Utah has triggered condemnation on both sides of politics and a serious threat to the president.
“This shooting remains an active investigation,” Utah The Department of Public Safety said in a statement, adding that it is working with the FBI and the local police department.
Two suspects were detained but were later released. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox called it a “political assassination” although the shooter’s motives and identity remain unclear.
Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner Beau Mason said investigators are reviewing the suspect’s security camera images, who were wearing dark clothes and could have shot “a longer distance” from the roof.
In a video message from the Oval Office, Trump vowed that his administration would track the suspect.
Trump said:
My government will find people who contribute to this atrocity and other political violence, including organizations that fund and support it.
Kirk Being shot while speaking to the crowd It is estimated that there are an estimated 3,000 people at Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem near Salt Lake City. Video footage released online shows Kirk being asked about gun violence by listeners The moment before he was shot.
Video footage shows students scrambling to run from the gunshots. Authorities say Kirk was taken to a nearby hospital where he later died. Local officials said the shooting was “considered as a targeted attack” and was the roof of a shooter.
We will bring you all the latest developments throughout the day.
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