(12 Sep 2025)
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Orem, Utah – 11 September 2025
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1. SOUNDBITE (English) Gov. Spencer Cox, (R) Utah:
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"We appreciate the media and the partnership we have with you in helping us to get information out to the public so that we can catch this assassin and hold him accountable. We are going to share a portion of a video that we have of the suspect. As well as some new stills, those have already been released, but we want to make sure that they get as much attention as possible so that we can get help from the public in tracking down this evil human being."
2. Zoom in of FBI Director Kash Patel
3. Screen playing security footage showing Utah Valley University parking lot after shooting
4. Screen playing security footage showing shooting suspect escape through parking lot
5. Screen showing image of shooting suspect
6. Screen showing another angle of the shooting suspect
7. Screen playing security footage showing shooting suspect climbing down building, UPSOUND (English) Beau Mason, Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner: "Down to the ground. As he did that, he left some palm impressions. There’s some smudges in some places we’re looking to collect DNA. There’s a shoe imprint."
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Gov. Spencer Cox, (R) Utah:
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"More than anything, we are going to catch this person. Last thing I will just say is we’ve been working with our attorneys, getting everything that we need. Affidavits ready so that we can pursue the death penalty."
9. Tracking shot of Patel and Cox leaving briefing
STORYLINE:
The shooter who assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk and then vanished off a roof and into the woods remained at large more than 24 hours later Thursday as federal investigators appealed for the public’s help by releasing photos of the person they believe is responsible.
Investigators obtained clues, including a palm print, a shoe impression and a high-powered hunting rifle found in a wooded area along the path the shooter fled.
But they had yet to name a suspect or cite a motive in the killing they were treating as the latest act of political violence to convulse the United States across the ideological spectrum.
The photos of a person in a hat, sunglasses and a long-sleeve black shirt, with a backpack, as well as a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest suggested that law enforcement thought tips from the public might be needed to crack the case.
During a news conference Thursday with FBI Director Kash Patel, authorities showed a video of the suspected shooter racing across the roof of the building where the shot was fired, dropping down to the ground and fleeing into the woods.
In the process, officials say, the shooter left behind imprints, including a palm print, that investigators hope can yield clues to their identity.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox pleaded for the public’s help in the search for the shooter.
Cox said the FBI had already received more than 7,000 leads and tips.
The direct appeals for public support at the nighttime news conference, including new and enhanced photos, appeared to signal law enforcement’s continued struggles a day and a half into the search to identify the shooter and pinpoint the person’s whereabouts.
Authorities didn’t take questions, and Patel did not speak at the news conference.
AP Video shot by Thomas Peipert
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