While Kirk, a vocal advocate for gun rights, was responding to a query about mass shootings, a bullet struck his neck, causing the audience to scatter in terror.

Source: SBS News

The shooter jumped off the roof and fled into an adjoining neighbourhood, Robert Bohls, the FBI special agent in charge, told reporters.

Video footage released on Friday by the FBI showed a person it said was the shooter jumping down from a rooftop and fleeing the scene.

Images of the ‘potential shooter’ released

Utah state officials called the person in the photos “the potential shooter”.

There have been more than 200 tips from the public, with Utah’s Department of Public Safety saying “they keep coming in”.

Weapon being analysed

Reports from the Wall Street Journal indicate that the recovered ammunition bore engravings related to transgender and anti-fascist sentiments.

“Utah is home to many hunters and passionate outdoorsmen. Such a shot is quite typical. It isn’t simple, but it doesn’t necessarily require specialized skills,” Mason stated.