The FBI and Utah law enforcement released new video Thursday night showing the suspect believed to have assassinated conservative leader Charlie Kirk.
The footage was taken moments after the gunman fired a fatal shot at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.
Video Details
In the clip, the suspect can be seen climbing down from a campus rooftop and running across the grounds.
He carried a backpack and wore a dark baseball cap and sunglasses.
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Officials said he left palm impressions, smudges, and footprints while escaping.
Utah investigators confirmed the shoe prints match Converse sneakers.
The suspect fled into a wooded area across from the university.
There, authorities recovered a bolt-action rifle believed to be the murder weapon.
Unlike semi-automatic rifles, bolt-action firearms require manual loading but are prized for long-range accuracy.
Manhunt Expands
More than 7,000 tips have been submitted to investigators since Wednesday’s shooting.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox urged the public to stay engaged, noting the FBI has not seen this level of public submissions since the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
“We cannot do our job without the public’s help right now,” Cox said.
Federal Response
FBI Director Kash Patel joined state officials at a press briefing Thursday.
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The bureau is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the gunman’s arrest.
Lawmakers and commentators have filled social media with speculation about the shooter’s identity and ideology.
President Trump Speaks
President Donald Trump said investigators are “making great strides” in tracking down the assassin.
“Hopefully we’ll have him and we will deal with him very appropriately,” Trump told reporters.
The president added that Kirk will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.
“Charlie Kirk was a great person, a great man — great in every way, especially with youth,” Trump said.
National Impact
Kirk, a 31-year-old husband and father of two, was assassinated while leading a student outreach debate attended by about 3,000 people.
The shooting has become one of the most politically charged acts of violence in decades.
Vice President JD Vance canceled a 9/11 event in New York to be with Kirk’s family and flew his casket home aboard Air Force Two.
The investigation continues as law enforcement presses forward with what they describe as the largest manhunt in Utah history.
