FBI Director Kash Patel announced that a suspect is in custody after Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday in Utah.
Breitbart News reported that Kirk was shot during a speaking event at Utah Valley University.
President Trump announced Kirk’s death a short time after the shooting:
News outlets indicated police had a different suspect in custody after the shooting, but the New York Times pointed out police determined that the person who was in custody was not actually the shooter, according to Scott Trotter, a university spokesman.
AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio, a member of Gun Owners of America, and the director of global marketing for Lone Star Hunts. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal in 2010 and has a Ph.D. in Military History. Follow him on X: @awrhawkins. You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange. Reach him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com.
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