The suspect being sought in Wednesday's fatal shooting of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at a public outdoor event in Utah is believed to be a college-aged individual with an apparent proficiency in handling a high-powered rifle and likely knew the layout of the university where the homicide occurred, according to authorities and a former FBI agent.

During a news conference on Thursday morning, investigators said they had a series of breakthroughs overnight that make them confident they will be able to identify and eventually apprehend the person who killed Kirk with a single shot fired from a rooftop at a substantial distance.

"We are investing everything we have into this and we will catch this individual," Beau Mason, commissioner of the Utah Department of Public Safety, sa

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