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The FBI still has no suspects after the assassination of conservative political influencer Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead in Utah last Wednesday (September 10), while speaking at Utah Valley University.
The assassin reportedly stood about 600 feet from the victim, on a rooftop, armed with a long-range weapon, before firing a single shot, hitting Charlie Kirk in the neck, The New York Times report.
Charlie Kirk’s death confirmed by Trump
Charlie Kirk’s death was confirmed quickly thereafter, initially by President Donald Trump himself.
Political activist and Trump ally Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at a Utah campus event, the president sayshttps://t.co/dQBnJ0axkg
— CNN (@CNN) September 10, 2025
No suspects yet at this stage, FBI confirms
Two suspects were quickly detained and questioned, with the first arrested at the scene, but neither proved to be the perpetrator of the crime, confirms the FBI.
In fact, the authorities have no suspects at the time of writing, while the FBI was holding a press conference on the morning of September 11.
Manhunt is still underway after the person of interest taken into custody in Charlie Kirk shooting investigation is releasedhttps://t.co/wGHM7pJf5h
— CNN (@CNN) September 11, 2025
Few images also appear to be available of the assassin’s location, while the FBI is asking civilians present at the event to submit their own photos and videos.
The murder of Charlie Kirk shocked the whole of America, of all political affiliations.
The Governor of Utah seemed particularly shaken by the assassination, which he did not hesitate to describe as political.
"This is a dark day for our state. It is a tragic day for our nation. I want to be very clear that this is a political assassination."
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox addresses the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University.https://t.co/tdBGqrklFe pic.twitter.com/oJ6VJVVgpG
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 10, 2025
More details to follow.
Updated 17:10- Moments after president Donald Trump announced the death of Charlie Kirk, authorities confirmed the information.
Updated 16:20 – CNN reports that there is actually no suspect in custody.
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Divisive American Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk has reportedly been shot while speaking at an event at a Utah College on Wednesday, NBC News reported.
What we know
Charlie Kirk was giving a speech at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, September 10, when witnesses heard a gunshot, followed by Kirk falling to his left while moving a hand to his neck.
A university spokesperson told Reuters in an email: « A shot was fired from a nearby building and we have a suspect in custody. »
Credited by Donald Trump for securing the 2024 election
Kirk, 31, has made a career for himself touring college campuses to debate students.
He was credited by Donald Trump for securing the 2024 election for the Republican Party, with Trump saying:
« I won the young people by 37%. No Republican’s ever won and I won by 37%. And Charlie Kirk will tell you, TikTok helped, but Charlie Kirk helped also. »
Politicians on both sides of the aisle, across the United States, have already voiced their disapproval with the violent action, wishing their « hopes and prayers » to the pro-gun activist.
Kirk was making comments on trans people and gun violence when the attack happened, according to some sources.
Regional police have neither confirmed nor denied that the action was politically motivated.
Trump and his entourage have multiplied their reactions following the revelation, by the Oversight Committee, of the famous birthday letter sent by Epstein’s estate following a subpoena.
The message, attributed to Trump, had been sent to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003.
Donald Trump, who had repeatedly denied the existence of a birthday message mentioned by the Wall Street Journal, where he referred to « a wonderful secret » with Epstein and added a drawing depicting a naked woman, assured that he did not draw and had never sent such a note.
Questioned by NBC News after the official post confirming the document’s authenticity, Trump simply said he had no comment on the matter:
« I don’t comment on something that’s a dead issue. »
Trump then declared:
« I gave all comments to the staff, » while White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt denied it was his signature on the letter and drawing, signed simply « Donald », saying:
« It’s very clear that President Trump did not draw this picture, and he did not sign it. »
Following the post on his father’s birthday message to Epstein, Eric Trump for his part said in an interview on Newsmax:
« My father does not sketch out cartoon drawings. »
JD Vance also reacted, on X…
…to the post attributing the birthday message to Trump, accusing Democrats and saying it was « another fake scandal like Russiagate to smear President Trump with lies ».
Some Republicans also reacted publicly to the letter.
Florida Representative Byron Donalds and Tennessee Representative Tim Burchett have both questioned the authenticity of the signature, while several media outlets point out that Trump has, on various occasions over the years, signed only with his first name.
South Korea is angry after ICE arrested more than 300 of its workers at a Hyundai-LG plant under construction in Georgia.
The immigration raid on a Hyundai-LG battery factory in Georgia has sent shock waves across South Korea.“We spend a lot of money in the United States and we get slapped in the face,” said Choi Jong-gun, former vice foreign minister.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) 2025-09-08T16:00:38.520216058Z
This case comes just a few weeks after a mega-trade agreement in which Seoul pledged to invest $350 billion in the United States in return for a 15% tariff.
It will be recalled that a major immigration raid was carried out on a factory under construction in Georgia on September 4, during which nearly 475 people were arrested following a months-long investigation by the Department of Homeland Security.
South Korea has since obtained an agreement to repatriate some of the South Korean workers detained by the US authorities.
There was total incomprehension on the South Korean side: the government, former high-ranking officials and the opposition denounced this brutal action, deemed by some to be « disrespectful » towards a strategic ally and even described as a « slap in the face ».
They also stressed the importance of the trade agreement reached on July 30, as Choi Jong-gun, former vice foreign minister, recalled: « We spend a lot of money in the United States ».
According to The Washington Post, Israel, under threats from the United Arab Emirates, recently abandoned its plans to annex the West Bank.
For weeks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been weighing formally annexing much or all of the occupied West Bank.Now, an unusual message, delivered by a crucial Arab partner, is complicating his decision-making.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) 2025-09-06T17:30:06.126363369Z
This decision comes after the Emirates clearly warned that any attempt to annex part of this territory would constitute a « red line » likely to jeopardize the Abraham Accords, signed in 2020 and considered a historic breakthrough in normalization between Israel and several Arab countries.
Faced with this risk, Netanyahu has removed annexation from the government’s official agenda.
The region remains under high tension with the war in Gaza, which has already claimed tens of thousands of Palestinian lives, triggered after the Hamas forward in October 2023. The humanitarian crisis is severe, and Israeli operations are worsening Israel’s relations with its Arab neighbors.
An annexation of the West Bank would undoubtedly have shattered Israel’s relations with the Emirates and other Gulf countries, threatening the stability of the region.