The FBI ha arrested this Wednesday to the person suspected of murder From a shot in the neck to the conservative activist Charlie Kirk in a university campus of the state of Utah, according to the director of the agency, Kash Patel.
“The subject behind the terrible shooting of today who claimed the life of Charlie Kirk is in custody. We thank the local and state authorities of Utah for their collaboration with the FBI. We will keep them informed as soon as possible,” Patel written in his profile in the social network X.
The Governor of Utah, Spencer Cox, has confirmed in turn at a press conference that There is a person in custody and that is being questioned by the authorities.
“At this time, there is no information that leads us to think that there was a second person involved,” said Cox, although he stressed that research around the campus continue.
For his part Beau Mason, commissioner of the UTAH Public Security Department, has said that Kirk died after being transferred to a hospital, which The shot could have produced from a roof And that the suspect of having shot was dressed “completely with dark clothes.”
Jeff Long, Chief of Police of the Universidad del Valle de Utah, where the shooting occurred, has said that there were approximately 3,000 people in the event promoted by the activist and that He had six officers working on his safety.
Kirk founded Turning Point USA in 2012, a group that promotes conservative ideas between university students and has been criticized for his confrontational style. Over time, he lined up closely with Donald Trump, becoming one of his most visible defenders and a speaker of his political agenda.
