US police and federal agencies are conducting a intense search to find the marksman who murdered Charlie Kirk (31 years old) - an influential conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump.
On September 11, Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck while answering questions about gun violence at an event at Utah Valley University, in front of about 3,000 people.
The video that went viral online shows blood flowing from the wound as Charlie Kirk fell onto the chair. Charlie Kirk, co-founder and chairman of the conservative student group Turning Point USA, was taken to a local hospital but did not survive. Governor Utah Spencer Cox called it a political assassination.
Police said the suspect appeared to have fired from a high position in the university campus and was still in hiding. Security cameras recorded images of the suspect wearing dark clothes, but many hours after the incident, no one had been arrested. Previously, two men were questioned but were released, one of them was accused of obstructing.
The investigation agency said that they are collecting evidence at many related sites. Charlie Kirk has just returned to the US after a speaking tour in Korea and Japan, and this event is part of a 15-session series of the American Comeback Tour. Charlie Kirk often causes controversy with his statements about immigration, race, gender and gun ownership.
In a message from the White House posted on social media, Mr. Trump condemned the murder and pledged to find the culprit. He also criticized the opposition's attacking words, saying they contributed to the explosion of political violence in the US.
