The governer of Utah has reminded a press conference that the state ‘still [has] the death penalty’ after right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk was killed by a shooter.

Charlie Kirk, a conservative pundit and Turning Point USA co-founder was shot dead during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday (10 September), with a suspect released from custody according to FBI Director Kash Patel.

In a press conference , Utah Governor Spencer Cox stated that a “person of interest” was in custody, and that the ongoing investigation was open. It is unclear whether Cox and Patel were referencing the same person.

Cox also invoked the state’s death penalty for the shooter, reportedly saying: “I want to make it crystal clear right now to whoever did this, we will find you.

“We will try you and we

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