"President Donald Trump said investigators were making progress in tracking down the gunman who fired a single rifle shot on Wednesday that struck the neck of Kirk, a 31-year-old author and podcast host who helped galvanize the conservative youth vote and return Trump to the White House. Officials were still calling the man captured on video a person of interest, not a suspect, but placed him at the scene of the crime at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah."
"Video played at a press briefing late on Thursday showed a man walking across the roof of the building where the gunfire originated, before climbing down and dropping to the ground and leaving the campus. Across the road, he entered a small wooded area where officials recovered what they described as a high-powered, bolt-action rifle they believe was used in the shooting."
"The shooting has punctuated the most sustained period of U.S. political violence since the 1970s. Reuters has documented more than 300 cases of politically motivated acts of violence across the ideological spectrum since supporters of Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Trump himself has survived two attempts on his life last year, one that left him with a grazed ear during a campaign event and another two months later foiled by federal agents."
A conservative activist and campus speaker, Kirk, was struck in the neck by a single rifle shot at Utah Valley University during a student outreach event attended by about 3,000 people. Officials recovered a high-powered bolt-action rifle in nearby woods and identified a man on video as a person of interest at the scene. The FBI offered a $100,000 reward and local officials requested public assistance while no motive has been established. The incident is part of a broader surge in U.S. political violence, with more than 300 documented politically motivated acts since January 2021.
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