Updated September 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM MST

Authorities have released photos of an individual and recovered a high-powered rifle in their search for the person who fatally shot right-wing activist and podcaster Charlie Kirk on Wednesday.

Kirk, the 31-year-old CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was shot while speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on the first stop of his American Comeback Tour. President Trump announced his death and ordered all U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff through Sunday in mourning.

Kirk, a close Trump ally, is credited with energizing young Republicans and helping them deliver his electoral victory in 2024. His death has drawn condolences — and condemnation of political violence — from both sides of the ais

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