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    FBI releases images of 'person of interest' in search for Charlie Kirk's killer

    The shooter remains at large, with Utah authorities saying the suspect "blended in" and "appears to be of college age".


    The FBI has released CCTV images of a "person of interest" in its search for the shooter who killed activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university.

    It follows the discovery of a rifle believed to be that used to kill the popular American right-wing influencer.

    The 31-year-old conservative activist was shot while addressing a crowd of about 3,000 people at Utah Valley University in Orem, south of Salt Lake City, just after midday on Wednesday, local time.

    The images show a man wearing dark clothing, a black baseball cap and sunglasses.

    Utah Public Safety later released additional photos of the person of interest on social media. 

    Vice-President JD Vance on Friday, local time, escorted Mr Kirk's coffin onto Air Force Two from Salt Lake City to Phoenix. 

    US President Donald Trump met with Mr Kirk's wife on Thursday and told reporters she was "absolutely devastated".

    He said investigators were making "big progress" towards finding the killer, who he described as a "total animal".

    Earlier, FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert Bohls told the media a high-powered bolt action rifle had been found.

    "[It] was recovered in a wooded area where the shooter had fled," he told a press conference on Thursday, local time, adding the FBI laboratory would be analysing the weapon.

    He said investigators were analysing "footwear ... a palm print and forearm imprints".

    Special Agent Bohls said the bureau was yet to determine a motive.

    He said the FBI had already received more than 130 tips, adding all leads were being "fully investigated".

    Investigators are treating the attack as a "targeted event", he said.

    "We don't believe the community is at risk," he said.

    Shooter 'appears to be of college age'

    Beau Mason, the commissioner at the Utah Department of Public Safety, said the shooter "blended in" and "appears to be of college age".

    He said investigators had tracked the movements of the suspect who arrived on campus at 11.52am before making his way up a stairwell to the shooting location.

    "[After the shooting] he moved to the other side of the building, jumped off of the building and fled off of the campus into a neighbourhood," he said.

    At the time, Mr Mason said investigators had "good video footage" of the suspect, but were holding off on releasing it.

    "We’re working through some technologies and some ways to identify this individual," he said.

    "If we are unsuccessful, we will reach out to you as the media, and we will push that publicly to help us identify them."

    Police and federal agents mounted an intense manhunt on Thursday for the sniper who fired the single gunshot that killed Mr Kirk as he was fielding questions about gun violence.

    Speaking at a Pentagon memorial service on Thursday to mark the September 11 terrorist attacks, Mr Trump announced he would award Mr Kirk a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom.

    He praised Mr Kirk as a "giant of his generation, a champion of liberty and an inspiration to millions and millions of people".

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