Utah authorities have released new video of the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing and renewed pleas for the general public’s assist in bringing the shooter to justice.
The video reveals an individual mendacity “prone” on the nook of a campus constructing’s roof earlier than getting up, working throughout the roof and dropping down onto the garden, all whereas carrying a backpack.
“The suspect, after dropping off the building, moved around across this grass area around the parking lot,” stated Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner Beau Mason, who narrated the video on a big display screen throughout a information convention.
New video reveals suspect leaping from rooftop to depart scene after Charlie Kirk taking pictures
Despite the eye to element, authorities didn’t establish the suspect seen in the video or supply particulars in regards to the individual, apart from the bodily description proven in the video and images they’d released.
We additionally don’t know the place the suspect is. Authorities have “no idea” whether or not the suspect continues to be in Utah or throughout state strains, Mason advised NBC News.
Here’s the place the investigation stands:
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“Distinctive” look: The released photos present the suspect carrying a “very distinctive” black t-shirt that includes an American flag and what seems to be an eagle. The suspect additionally wears sun shades, a hat with a triangle on it, denims, Converse sneakers and a black backpack. Earlier in the day, authorities stated the shooter “appears to be of college age” and blended in effectively on campus.
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Palm impressions and shoe prints: The suspect’s arms left impressions as they climbed off the roof, authorities stated, and investigators are looking to collect potential DNA from smudges left there. A shoe imprint additionally suggests the suspect was carrying Converse footwear, Mason stated.
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Another new video: Footage obtained by NCS reveals an individual matching the suspect’s description strolling in a residential space close to the Utah Valley University campus earlier than the taking pictures.
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Rifle recovered: Authorities used the video they released yesterday to trace the suspect’s path to a wooded space the place they recovered the firearm believed to have been used to kill Kirk. The rifle recovered was a Mauser bolt-action .30-06 caliber rifle geared up with a long-distance scope, in response to a senior regulation enforcement official. Audio captured close to the rostrum the place Kirk was talking suggests he was killed by a single supersonic gunshot, in response to an audio forensics skilled.
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Markings on ammunition: Investigators are analyzing engravings discovered on a spent shell casing and three chambered rounds discovered contained in the rifle, sources stated. Agents preliminarily interpreted the markings as “expressing transgender and anti-fascist ideology,” however that info remains unverified and continues to be being investigated. Authorities haven’t but decided a motive in the killing.
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Student noticed man on roof: A Utah Valley pupil advised NCS they noticed a person walking on or near the roof of the Losee Center twice in two weeks. The pupil referred to as the person’s habits “weird” and stated a professor who was additionally there referred to as out to ask if the person was okay.
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Death penalty to be pursued: Officials will pursue the demise penalty as soon as the suspect is discovered, the governor stated.
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Reward for information: The FBI is providing a reward of as much as $100,000 for any info that results in the identification and arrest of the shooter. Authorities obtained greater than 7,000 “leads and tips,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox stated, including that investigators have performed practically 200 interviews.