MSNBC has fired political analyst Matthew Dowd after he speculated on air about the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during an event at a Utah college on Wednesday, several outlets reported .

Kirk, 31, died Wednesday after being shot while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University. Video footage of the assassination quickly circulated on social media, showing Kirk who appeared to be hit in the neck before the crowd fled the scene.

The shooter, who fired one gunshot from a distant rooftop, remains at large as of Thursday morning, while federal, state and local authorities say they are working on “multiple active crime scenes.” Authorities separately detained two people on Wednesday, but both were later released, according to FBI Director Kash Patel’s lates

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