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OREM, Utah - A manhunt is underway for the shooter who killed Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative political activist and supporter of President Donald Trump, Wednesday at an event at Utah Valley University. State and federal officials say they have tracked the shooter’s movements.

Officials believe they have recovered the firearm used to shoot Kirk during the event, said Robert Bohls, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Salt Lake City field office.

The weapon is a “high-powered, bolt action rifle” that was “recovered in a wooded area where the shooter had fled,” Bohls said at a news conference.

The FBI will analyze the weapon.

In addition to the rifle believed to have been used in Wednesday’s shooting, officials have also collected a footwear

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