Over 24 hours since Kirk was fatally shot, FBI Director Kash Patel, Utah Governor Spencer Cox, and Commissioner of Public Safety Beau Mason held a press conference, urging the public for assistance.

“We need as much help as we can possibly get,” Cox stated, noting that the FBI has already received more than 7,000 calls, marking the largest influx of tips since the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly blamed the “radical left” for the shooting, without providing evidence.

“There is a radical left group causing chaos, just out of control, and we are determined to solve this issue. My primary concern is for the country,” he said during today’s press briefing.

He ordered that all American flags, including the one atop the White House, be flown at half-staff and announced that Kirk would be awarded a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Tributes have poured in for Kirk today as Vice President JD Vance escorted his coffin on Air Force Two to return him to his hometown of Phoenix.

Kirk’s wife, Erika, was on board.

Trump said he had a “long talk” with her.

“I talked to Erika, his wife, and we had an extensive conversation. She is devastated,” he shared with reporters as he left the White House for New York City earlier today.

“She is absolutely devastated, as you can imagine.”

Does Utah have the death penalty?

Yes, Utah is among the 27 US states with the death penalty.

Cox reminded the world of that on national television today, warning “we still have the death penalty here in the state of Utah”.

At the press conference later on, he confirmed that authorities will be pursuing the death penalty in this case.

“We’ve been working with our attorneys, getting everything that we need, affidavits ready so that we can pursue the death penalty in this case,” he said.

“And that will happen here in the state of Utah.”