{"id":2768,"date":"2025-09-12T01:34:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T01:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/?p=2768"},"modified":"2025-09-12T01:34:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T01:34:43","slug":"fbi-releases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/?p=2768","title":{"rendered":"FBI Releases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rooftop video of Charlie Kirk\u2019s assassin exposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A shocking clip has surfaced that may show the rooftop assassin who gunned down conservative commentator Charlie Kirk in Utah on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charlie Kirk\u2019s rise highlighted.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The 31-year-old firebrand conservative was best known as the founder of Turning Point USA, a nonprofit aimed at mobilizing young Republicans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He made his name hosting \u201cProve Me Wrong\u201d debates across campuses, inviting opponents to challenge his unapologetic takes on culture, politics, and identity.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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As a staunch ally of Donald Trump, Kirk became a fixture at rallies, cable news appearances, and youth conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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His latest project, The American Comeback Tour, placed him at universities nationwide, where he often sparred with ideological rivals before large crowds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kirk\u2019s sharp-tongued style won him millions of supporters\u2014and just as many critics\u2014making him one of the most polarizing voices of the right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Away from the microphone, Kirk was a husband to Erika Frantzve, a former Miss Arizona, and father of two young children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His appearances frequently drew protesters, tight security, and heated exchanges, though until Wednesday, none had ever turned deadly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fatal moment explained.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Just moments before the shot, Kirk had been answering a question about mass shootings by transgender individuals in America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Audience footage showed Kirk suddenly slumping in his chair, blood pouring from his neck as his team scrambled to reach him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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His security detail carried him offstage and rushed him off campus in a desperate attempt to save his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Despite their efforts, Kirk was pronounced dead by his team within the hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reactions poured in from allies including Donald Trump and Senator J.D. Vance, who both condemned the killing as an attack on free speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Utah Valley University issued a statement expressing heartbreak and offering counseling to students traumatized by the shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hunt for the shooter clarified.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cUVU reporting one individual that was shot, unknown where the shooter went,\u201d one dispatcher said in leaked audio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another dispatcher pressed: \u201cHow many injured do we have?\u201d The answer: \u201cJust one person.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Authorities described the alleged shooter as wearing jeans, a black shirt, and a black vest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reports claimed the gunman was armed with a long rifle and had perched east of the university library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arrests were made on site.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Police initially detained two individuals, including one elderly man, on campus, but both were cleared and released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No further details have been shared about the individuals but both were free to leave soon after their arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The shocking clip revealed.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The footage was filmed from inside a Utah Valley University building, behind the tent where Kirk\u2019s event was taking place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The clip revealed the crowd of 3,000 attendees hitting the ground in panic after a single bullet ripped through the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Just above the terrified audience, a small dark figure could be seen moving swiftly across a rooftop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cLook closely at the roof,\u201d one X user wrote while sharing the video. \u201cThe shooter is running away just after Charlie was shot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Separate footage, also from campus, showed a dark shape lying flat on the roof where the fatal shot came from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThere\u2019s somebody on the roof right there,\u201d one witness was heard saying. \u201cHe just ran from over there, ran in, now he\u2019s right there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chaos overtook the quad as panicked students and guests fled the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The rooftop footage has since gone viral, raising chilling questions about whether the assassin was hiding in plain sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A diagram shows Kirk\u2019s tent directly across from the Losee Center building, where the shot is believed to have been fired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Armed officers swarmed the university grounds as frightened students huddled in dorms and classrooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hashtags like #CharlieKirk, #UVUShooting, and #FreeSpeechAttack immediately trended as clips of the rooftop suspect spread online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The chilling question remains.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Was the dark figure caught on video truly the assassin who ended Kirk\u2019s life\u2014or just another bystander caught in the chaos?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The FBI has announced the high powered rifle has been recovered and they are hunting for a suspect they described as of \u2018College Age\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The ammunition found at the scene was also reportedly engraved with pro-transgender and anti-fascist messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Images of the suspect have now been released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For now, the only certainty is this: Charlie Kirk, the fiery conservative activist, was gunned down mid-sentence in front of thousands, and chilling footage may show his killer escaping above them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rooftop video of Charlie Kirk\u2019s assassin exposed. A shocking clip has surfaced that may show the rooftop assassin who gunned down conservative commentator Charlie Kirk in Utah on Wednesday night. Charlie Kirk\u2019s rise highlighted. The 31-year-old firebrand conservative was best known as the founder of Turning Point USA, a nonprofit aimed at mobilizing young Republicans….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2768"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2768\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2770,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2768\/revisions\/2770"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}