"Federal Bureau of Investigation agents have been working around the clock in coordination with our law enforcement partners, FBI special agent Robert Bohls said during a news conference on Thursday. We are and will continue to work nonstop until we find the person that has committed this heinous crime and find out why they did it. Two people were taken into custody on the day of the shooting, but neither was the culprit, and both were released."
"About an hour after the shooting, before Kirk's death was announced, political commentator Matthew Dowd suggested during an MSNBC broadcast that the sniper could have been a Kirk supporter. We don't know if this was a supporter shooting their gun off in celebration or so we have no idea about this, Dowd said. While the attacker remains at large, there is no evidence that the person was a Kirk supporter or someone celebrating."
"While the attacker remains at large, there is no evidence that the person was a Kirk supporter or someone celebrating. State and federal authorities said a sniper fired a single shot from a high-powered bolt-action rifle that was later recovered in a wooded area outside the university campus. A university spokesperson said law enforcement believes the person fired from the roof of a building some distance from Kirk."
As of late afternoon on September 11, authorities had not taken the shooter into custody and had not released a suspect's name. The FBI and local law enforcement worked around the clock and released images of a person of interest while asking the public for help. Two people were briefly detained on the day of the shooting but were released. Officials said a single shot was fired from a high-powered bolt-action rifle later recovered in a wooded area outside the university, and investigators believe the shot came from the roof of a building some distance from Kirk. Social media and live TV commentary circulated false and unsubstantiated claims about the attacker.
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