The footage shows the suspected gunman jumping from the roof and fleeing the scene
The FBI has released new video footage of the suspect in the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, showing the gunman leaping from a rooftop at Utah Valley University before fleeing into a wooded area.
The shooting occurred shortly after 12pm Mountain Time on Wednesday, when the suspect climbed onto a campus building and fired a single rifle round that struck Kirk in the neck as he addressed a student audience.
The newly released video shows the figure running across the roof, climbing down the building – leaving behind palm impressions, smudges believed to contain DNA, and a shoe imprint. The suspect is then seen sprinting across a grassy area near a parking lot, and disappearing into nearby woods.
A high-powered Mauser bolt-action rifle, along with ammunition marked with “transgender” and “anti-fascist” slogans, was later recovered in that wooded area, according to law enforcement sources.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox urged the public to assist in the manhunt, noting that more than 7,000 tips have already been submitted to the FBI – the largest volume since the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013. “We cannot do our job without the public’s help right now,” Cox said at a press conference on Thursday.
The governor also announced that Utah will “pursue the death penalty” once the suspect is caught. “We’ve been working with our attorneys, getting everything that we need – affidavits ready so that we can pursue the death penalty in this case,” Cox said. “We pray that God will bless our nation at this very dark time. We can start healing by finding this perpetrator and holding him accountable.”
The FBI continues to work alongside our law enforcement partners to seek justice in the murder of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025. We are releasing additional photos of a person of interest. Information about this developing investigation can be found… pic.twitter.com/woZacCxYgE
The FBI’s Salt Lake City office continues to share images of the person of interest and is offering up to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest of the suspect. Trace evidence collected so far includes shoe impressions, a forearm imprint, and a palm print recovered from the rooftop where the shot was fired.
Kirk, 31, the founder of Turning Point USA, was a prominent conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump. His assassination has been described by officials as a targeted political assassination.
