A federal manhunt is under way for anyone involved in the assassination of the conservative commentator and Trump ally. The FBI office in Salt Lake City, Utah, has posted two images of a person of interest in the killing of Charlie Kirk, a conservative American activist and ally of United States President Donald Trump. Kirk was speaking at a debate at Utah Valley University when authorities say a shooter fired
Politics definitely has a huge part in it. Trump and when I say Trump has a huge part in it, I don't necessarily mean he's to blame for it but he's so divisive, without even really his face is just divisive. Like, he just people hate him so much, Portnoy said. And the left and the right, the rhetoric especially to me the left is insane. And it just boils, boils, boils, boils. And this happened with Trump, when, his assassination attempt, there was like a three-hour period of let's tone down the rhetoric,' and then they're right back to it.
Authorities have recovered the gun used by the suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk, but are still engaged in an active manhunt for the shooter. FBI Salt Lake City Special Agent-In-Charge Robert Bohls said they recovered a high-powered, bolt-action rifle in a wooded area where Kirk's killer is believed to have fled. In addition, Bohls confirmed that they have images of the assassin, and investigators are analyzing video of the gunman's movements, as well as palm and footprints found near the weapon.
In late August, Andriy Parubiy was walking down a street in Lviv, western Ukraine, when a man disguised as a delivery driver followed him and suddenly opened fire. The former Ukrainian parliamentary leader was killed in broad daylight with several shots fired. A surveillance camera captured the crime, sending shockwaves throughout the country. A debate is now underway in Ukraine about how politicians, activists, and celebrities have become targets in Russia's hybrid warfare.