{"id":2485373,"date":"2025-09-11T14:19:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T18:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-fbi-releases-photos-of-charlie-kirk-assassination-suspect\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T14:20:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T18:20:40","slug":"breaking-fbi-releases-photos-of-charlie-kirk-assassination-suspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-fbi-releases-photos-of-charlie-kirk-assassination-suspect\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: FBI Releases Photos of Charlie Kirk Assassination Suspect"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-fbi-releases-photos-of-charlie-kirk-assassination-suspect%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2485373&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The FBI has released photos of a suspect connected to the assassination of Charlie kirk, president of Turning Point USA, who was fatally shot at Utah Valley University during a speaking event. Authorities are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2-suspects-arrested-in-connection-with-septa-bus-stop-shooting-in-philadelphia\/\" title=\"2 Arrested in SEPTA Bus Stop Shooting in Philly\">seeking public assistance<\/a> in identifying the individual. Law enforcement officials have made breakthroughs tracing the suspect&#8217;s movements on campus-from arriving, navigating stairwells to the rooftop where the shooting occurred, then fleeing by jumping off the building into a nearby neighborhood. Video footage of the suspect exists but has not yet been released publicly. Investigators recovered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-law-enforcement-announces-breakthroughs-in-charlie-kirk-investigation\/\" title=\"Breaking: Law Enforcement Announces &#039;Breakthroughs&#039; in ... Investigation\">high-powered bolt-action rifle believed<\/a> to be the murder weapon in a wooded area near the suspect&#8217;s escape route. Former FBI agent Stuart Kaplan described the assassination as a professional, well-planned hit with an orchestrated escape plan.The investigation continues as police collect additional security video from local residents.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The FBI released photos of the suspect in the assassination of Turning Point USA president Charlie Kirk on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are asking for the public&rsquo;s help identifying this person of interest in connection with the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University,&rdquo; the agency said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are asking for the public&rsquo;s help identifying this person of interest in connection with the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University.<br \/> 1-800-CALL-FBI<br \/> Digital media tips: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K7maX81TjJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/K7maX81TjJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ALuVkTXuDc\">pic.twitter.com\/ALuVkTXuDc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FBI Salt Lake City (@FBISaltLakeCity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FBISaltLakeCity\/status\/1966169520403525760?\">September 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement officials had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-law-enforcement-announces-breakthroughs-charlie-kirk-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released further details<\/a> earlier in the day about the murder of Kirk, who was speaking at a Turning Point USA event on the campus on Wednesday afternoon, when a shot of what sounded like a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/person-of-interest-identified-in-illinois-july-4-parade-shooting-that-killed-six\/\" title=\"Person of Interest Identified in Illinois July 4 Parade Shooting That Killed Six\">high-powered rifle<\/a> rang out, killing him.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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We&rsquo;ve tracked his movements onto the campus, through the stairwells, up to the roof, across the roof to the shooting location,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;WATCH: Utah DPS Commissioner Beau Mason s &ldquo;breakthroughs&rdquo; in the investigation into the assassination of Charlie Kirk. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kKNlMdoVnG\">pic.twitter.com\/kKNlMdoVnG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Off The Press (@OffThePress1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OffThePress1\/status\/1966130091500667302?\">September 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After the shooting, we were able to track his movements as he moved to the others die of the building, jumped off the building, and fled off of the campus and into a neighborhood,&rdquo; Mason said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that authorities have contacted residents to collect video from their security cameras.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We do have good video footage of this individual,&rdquo; the official said.<\/p>\n<p>Mason had indicated the footage would not be released to the public &ldquo;at this time&rdquo; unless police efforts to identify the shooter using law enforcement technology prove unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<p>FBI special-agent-in-charge Robert Bohls noted in a video on X that a gun police believe was used to kill Kirk has been found.<\/p>\n<p>He said a &ldquo;high-powered, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >bolt-action rifle&#038;rdquo<\/a>; was found.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That rifle was recovered in a wooded area where the shooter had fled,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Authorities say a high-powered rifle has been found in a wooded area after the Charlie Kirk assassination. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f2Fcfxm8RU\">pic.twitter.com\/f2Fcfxm8RU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/1966130766296776877?\">September 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Some former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-radio-reporter-arrested-for-firebombing-police-cars\/\" title=\"Public Radio \u201cReporter\u201d Arrested For Firebombing Police Cars\">law enforcement officials<\/a> have been speculating that the assassination of Kirk looked like a professional hit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;BREAKING: Former FBI Agent Stuart Kaplan says Charlie Kirk&rsquo;s Assassination was a &ldquo;PROFESSIONAL HIT&rdquo; &#128680;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This was a very well-planned, very well-orchestrated plot that was put in motion days before. This individual had a plan of escape&hellip; this assassination is indicative of a&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cEDIbFZHne\">pic.twitter.com\/cEDIbFZHne<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseBWatters\/status\/1965944278770676128?\">September 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former FBI Agent Stuart Kaplan told Fox News host Jesse Watters Wednesday night, &ldquo;This was a very well-planned, very well-orchestrated plot that was put in motion days before. 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