By R. Cort Kirkwood (The New American)
As the hunt for conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murderer continues, the FBI revealed this morning that it had recovered the weapon used in yesterday’s assassination on a college campus in Utah.
Robert Bohls, chief of the bureau’s Salt Lake City office, said that investigators have recovered a high-powered rifle and other evidence. This morning, podcaster Steven Crowder reported receiving an email from an Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) officer that revealed “transgender” ideology on the cartridges.
Officials also say they have images of the suspect before and after the shooting. Myriad X accounts have posted video of what users claim is the shooter on a rooftop.
Kirk was murdered yesterday at about 12:20 p.m during a rally at Utah Valley University (UVU). A single bullet hit him on the left side of his throat and appeared to have severed an artery or vein. He was answering a question about mass shootings when the bullet struck. The Turning Point USA founder was 31. He had a wife and two children.
Though the murderer is still at large, Bohls detailed the evidence investigators have found thus far.
“I can tell you that we have recovered what we believe is the weapon that was used in yesterday’s shooting,” he said:
It is a high-powered bolt action rifle. That rifle was recovered in a wooded area where the shooter had fled. So the FBI laboratory will be analyzing this weapon. Investigators have also collected footwear impression, a palm print and forearm imprints for analysis.
Officials have received more than 130 tips, he said.
Crowder’s revelation on X suggests that the shooter might be yet another “trans” lunatic…
Read the rest here: https://thenewamerican.com/us/crime/hunt-for-charlie-kirks-assassin-continues-rifle-found-by-fbi/
