Police Hunt for Killer of Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk

FBI Says It Recovered Weapon Used in Charlie Kirk Killing

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By Felipe Marques, Nacha Cattan, Gabriel Baumgaertner, and Alicia A. Caldwell

September 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM UTC

Updated on

September 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM UTC

A search is underway for the killer of Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump who was fatally shot Wednesday at a Utah university.

Kirk, executive director of the Turning Point USA advocacy group, was speaking at an outdoor event before a crowd at Utah Valley University when a single shot was fired from a nearby building, according to local police. Governor Spencer Cox described it as a “political assassination.”