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By John Ogunsemore
A manhunt is ongoing for the killer of American conservative activist, Charlie Kirk.
The Utah Department of Public Safety, which is leading the investigation into the shooting along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announced this in a news conference.
“There is an ongoing investigation and manhunt for the shooter,” the department said.
Kirk, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, was fatally shot during a speaking event at the Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah on Wednesday afternoon.
The 31-year-old father of two was holding his characteristic “prove me wrong” style debate, when a figure wearing dark clothing appeared on a roof and fired a single shot, hitting him on his carotid artery.
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Although Kirk’s security team rushed him to a nearby hospital, Trump announced his death on Truth Social soon after.
The Utah department confirmed that two people were arrested but later released as neither have “current ties to the shooting”.
It announced one person was charged with obstructing university police but did not say why either person was considered a suspect.
Mayor of Orem City, David Young said the shooting was unprecedented in the city’s recent history.
He said, “Orem is about 100,000 people strong who live here and we are a very peaceful, safe, engaged, kind. We just don’t have this sort of thing here.
“I can’t think of the last time someone was murdered. It just doesn’t happen. And so to have someone like Charlie Kirk to come to our college and have this happen is horrific.”
