The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) told reporters in Orem, Utah, on Thursday morning that they had recovered the bolt-action rifle used to assassinate conservative youth leader Charlie Kirk the day before.
Special Agent Robert Bohls also said that it had been able to track the movements of the “college age” suspect onto the campus at 11:52 a.m. and onto a roof near Kirk’s event, and off campus into a nearby neighborhood after the shooting at 12:20 p.m.
Authorities also said that they had recovered palm prints and foot impressions left by the suspect, and that the weapon had been found hidden in “a wooded area” nearby. Bolt-action rifles are popular for hunting.
Separately, there was an unconfirmed report via conservative pundit Steven Crowder of “anti-fascist,” pro-transgender writing on ammunition recovered near the site.
Bohls also made clear that investigators also found “footwear imprints, a palm print, and forearm imprint” that will be analyzed.
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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