Person of interest in Charlie Kirk assassination pictured in photos released by FBI
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The FBI has unveiled two images of a new individual potentially involved in the slaying of conservative speaker Charlie Kirk. The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon during a public presentation at Utah Valley University where Kirk was tragically shot and killed.

The images show a thin male wearing jeans, a long-sleeved black shirt with an American flag graphic, black sunglasses and a hat. 

Authorities said a short while later that the FBI was offering a $100,000 bounty for information that helps crack the case.

“The FBI is extending a reward up to $100,000 to anyone providing information that results in the identification and apprehension of the person(s) responsible for Charlie Kirk’s murder on September 10, 2025, at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah,” announced FBI Salt Lake City on X.

Charlie Kirk handed out hats to attendees before speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP)

The university currently educates over 40,000 students. An event organizer informed Fox News Digital that 1,400 individuals had RSVP’d for the event, noting that many traveled from different states to hear Kirk speak.

The Utah Department of Public Safety later said about 3,000 people attended the event.

“Charlie Kirk, invited by the student organization Turning Point USA, was giving a talk on campus today at noon,” stated Ellen Treanor, the associate vice president for strategic and communication management at Utah Valley University.

The public reaction follows the shooting of Charlie Kirk during Turning Point’s event at Utah Valley University in Orem on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP)

“At about 12:20 shots were fired from a building about 200 yards from the speaker. To the best of our knowledge, the individual was hit and was taken away immediately by his security personnel.”

President Donald Trump was the first to officially announce Kirk’s death.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote:

“The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead,” Trump wrote. “No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!”

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