UPDATE: The New York Times reports that police have determined that a person who was taken into custody after the shooting was not actually the shooter, according to Scott Trotter, a university spokesman. The university had earlier said a suspect was in custody.
Original article continues below.
Breitbart News reported that Charlie Kirk was shot Wednesday during a speaking event at Utah Valley University and video of the alleged shooting suspect emerged shortly thereafter.
Megan Basham reported that “suspect is in custody” then used another X post to share video of the alleged suspect:
Attorney General Pam Bondi used an X post to announce that FBI and ATF were on scene and to ask everyone to “pray for Charlie.”
FBI director Kash Patel posted to X:
Details remain scant.
This is a developing story.
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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