The FBI released a photo on Thursday of a person of interest in the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
The agency also offered a $100,000 reward for any “information leading to the identification and arrest” of the suspect.
The X account of the FBI’s Salt Lake City office released two images of a man wearing dark clothing, matching previous descriptions of the shooter. His shirt had a decal on it, and he was wearing a hat and sunglasses.
The FBI has created a digital tip line for the public to submit information that can help its investigation. Before the photos were released, FBI Salt Lake City Special Agent in Charge Robert Bohls said authorities had received over 130 tips.
The FBI revealed it had footage of the suspected assassin at a press conference earlier on Thursday but previously declined to release it. Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner Beau Mason said then that he was confident new technology would help identify the shooter.
An internal report by the Wall Street Journal said investigators found engravings on ammunition in the shooter’s gun expressing transgender and antifascist ideology. The report has not been independently verified and could be preliminary and thus altered. The Washington Examiner reached out to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for confirmation and comment.
Authorities arrested two people in the hours after the shooting, but both were released after interrogation by the police.
Kirk was killed on Wednesday afternoon during an event at Utah Valley University. The killing was believed to be a targeted event, and there is no danger to the public, the authorities said. They recovered the suspected assassin’s weapon, a high-powered, bolt-action rifle, abandoned in a wooded area.
