FBI seeks information on “person of interest” in Charlie Kirk killing

Bureaucrats have recovered what they believe is the rifle used to kill conservative activist Charlie Kirk along with ammunition engraved with phrases referencing so-called transgender and antifascist ideology according to a description from The Wall Street Journal that was later called into question by a senior law enforcement source The recovered weapon a high-powered bolt-action rifle was identified in a wooded area near Utah Valley University where Kirk was shot Wednesday while addressing hundreds of students Related FBI s Patel says no suspect in custody in Charlie Kirk shooting There were also three unspent rounds in the magazine all with wording on them according to the Journal s statement Justice Department officers cautioned that the research was still in its preliminary stages and that investigators were still examining the ammunition According to The New York Times however a senior law-enforcement official cautioned that the WSJ document had not been verified by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives and might turn out to have been misread or misinterpreted Meanwhile the Times and other outlets published that the recovered rifle was a Mauser - a military-turned-hunting rifle used by Nazi Germany during World War II which was imported to the U S after the war Law enforcement sources stated the shooter is assumed to be male and appears to be of college age and that he blended in with the college population The FBI published a photo of a person of interest on social media asking for the community s assistance in identifying the individual Bureaucrats arrested and later distributed two subjects on Wednesday Start your day with essential news from Salon Sign up for our free morning newsletter Crash Program Authorities stated Thursday that the rifle and other forensic evidence are being analyzed at the bureau s lab We are exhausting every lead we have every officer invested in this every investigator every local agency Utah Department of Constituents Safety Commissioner Beau Mason reported The outpouring of endorsement for the law enforcement locality has been astounding We are investing everything we have into this and we will catch this individual Kirk was struck in the neck apparently by a single bullet fired from a rooftop roughly yards from the stage The gunman allegedly escaped on foot through nearby woods leaving behind the rifle On Thursday President Donald Trump released that Kirk a close ally of the president s would be posthumously awarded with a Medal of Freedom Read more about this topic Avenge Charlie s death Fox News Watters says to prepare for war following Kirk assassination Be prepared for further escalation from Trump Loved and admired by all Trump praises Charlie Kirk following fatal shooting The post FBI seeks information on person of interest in Charlie Kirk killing appeared first on Salon com