Orem • State and federal authorities said the shooter who killed political commentator Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on Wednesday jumped from a building on campus after firing a rifle, then ran into a nearby neighborhood.

At a Thursday morning news briefing, officials with the FBI and state Department of Public Safety said a manhunt continues but investigators have recovered a weapon — a bolt-action rifle — from a wooded area.

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(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Charlie Kirk appears at Utah Valley University in Orem on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. Kirk was shot minutes later.

Investigators have not identified the shooter or determined a motive, but they do have images of the suspected indivi

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