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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox stated on Thursday that officers have acquired greater than 7,000 digital suggestions and leads in reference to the taking pictures dying of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, which he famous is probably the most for the reason that 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
Kirk, the 31-year-old co-founder of Turning Level USA, was shot and killed on the campus of Utah Valley College on Wednesday afternoon. He was transported to a hospital in crucial situation earlier than he was later pronounced lifeless.
A large manhunt is underway for the suspect, who has not been recognized.
“We can’t do our job with out the general public’s assist proper now. The general public has answered our name for motion. To date, we have acquired greater than 7,000 leads and suggestions,” Cox stated at a information briefing, including that he’s hopeful that newly launched pictures and video will result in further suggestions.
PERSON OF INTEREST IN CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSINATION PICTURED IN PHOTOS RELEASED BY FBI
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox speaks at a press convention concerning the assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley College in Orem, Utah, on September 11, 2025. (Julia Bonavita/Fox Information Digital)
The governor additionally stated practically 200 interviews have been carried out, as officers proceed to seek for the shooter.
State officers are shifting to pursue the dying penalty if the case goes to trial, Cox stated.
The FBI is offering a $100,000 reward for info resulting in the identification and arrest of the individual answerable for murdering Kirk.
The company additionally launched new video Thursday night time displaying the shooter climbing down from the roof of a constructing on the campus of Utah Valley College earlier than fleeing the scene.
Video was additionally shared by a house owner within the space after the individual of curiosity was seen of their neighborhood after the taking pictures befell.
VIDEO SHOWS WITNESSES TO CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSINATION DROPPING TO GROUND IN CAMPUS ATTACK
Shortly earlier than the information convention, state officers additionally launched new pictures of the individual of curiosity.
The individual was seen strolling down steps whereas carrying a black backpack and sporting a shirt with a print of what gave the impression to be an American flag and a Bald Eagle.

A cut up displaying 4 newly-released pictures of the individual of curiosity in Charlie Kirk’s assassination on Sept. 10, 2025 in Orem, Utah. (Utah Public Security)
Earlier on Thursday, the FBI’s Salt Lake Metropolis discipline workplace launched two photographs displaying the individual sporting that very same shirt in addition to a baseball cap and sun shades.
The Utah Division of Public Security stated the photographs had been pulled from campus safety footage shortly earlier than the taking pictures.

Second woman Usha Vance holds the hand of Charlie Kirk’s spouse as they deplane Air Drive Two whereas escorting the physique of Charlie Kirk on September 11, 2025, in Phoenix, Arizona. (Eric Thayer/Getty Pictures)
Officers stated the individual of curiosity gave the impression to be of faculty age and blended in with college students on campus.
The FBI additionally stated on Thursday {that a} firearm believed to have been used within the taking pictures was recovered. A “high-powered bolt motion rifle” was positioned in a wooded space close to the place the taking pictures occurred.
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Vice President JD Vance and second woman Usha Vance escorted Kirk’s casket earlier than the flight on Air Drive Two from Utah to Kirk’s house state of Arizona. Kirk’s spouse, Erika Frantzve, was seen visibly emotional because the casket handed earlier than her.
The second woman held Frantzve’s hand as they stepped off the plane earlier than Kirk’s physique was taken to a funeral house.
