{"id":37587,"date":"2025-09-11T03:21:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T03:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=37587"},"modified":"2025-09-11T03:21:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T03:21:57","slug":"just-in-20-minutes-ago-charlie-kirk-assassin-suspect-revealed-as-second-man-released-after-fbis-urgent-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=37587","title":{"rendered":"JUST IN \u2013 20 MINUTES AGO: Charlie Kirk Assassin Suspect REVEALED as Second Man Released After FBI\u2019s Urgent Update"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A second suspect has been released in the chaotic aftermath of the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, FBI Director Kash Patel announced. Kirk, 31, was shot at 12.20pm during a rally at Utah Valley University by a gunman who was caught on camera dashing across a rooftop in the moments after he opened fire. Terrified screams erupted as the Turning Point USA founder toppled from his chair after the shots rang out. He was then rushed to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, as an elderly man was taken into custody. Authorities have since learned that the man who was taken into custody in the immediate aftermath, 71-year-old George Zinn, was not the shooter. Another man, Zachariah Qureshi, who was taken into custody and questioned by police was also released. \u2018There is no current ties to the shooting with either of these individuals,\u2019 the FBI and Utah Department of Public Safety said in a joint statement<\/p>\n

There is an ongoing investigation and manhunt for the shooter,\u2019 the agencies added.<\/p>\n

FBI agents are now working with the local police to track down the killer, as Utah Gov. Spencer Cox suggested the murderer may face the death penalty.<\/p>\n

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Follow the Daily Mail for all the latest updates after the shooting of Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n

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Suspect has been released<\/p>\n

The person of interest police have taken into custody following the fatal shooting has been released, FBI Director Kash Patel has said.<\/p>\n

He had earlier announced that a suspect was in custody, and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said a person of interest was being questioned.<\/p>\n

But Patel now says the investigation into the \u2018targeted\u2019 shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University is ongoing.<\/p>\n

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox reiterated at a news conference on Wednesday night that the shooting was a political assassination.<\/p>\n

\u2018To whoever did this: We will find you. We will try you and we will hold you accountable to the furthest extent of the law,\u2019 the governor warned the shooter, adding that the state still has the death penalty.\u2019<\/p>\n

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He remembered Kirk as \u2018first and foremost, a husband and a dad to two children\u2019 and declared Wednesday was a \u2018dark day for our state\u2019 and a \u2018tragic day for our nation.\u2019<\/p>\n

Scene footage appears to show figure on top of roof running away<\/p>\n

Footage from Utah Valley University caught the moments after Charlie Kirk was fatally shot.<\/p>\n

In the eerie footage, crowds could be seen ducking out of the way.<\/p>\n

But in the distance a shadowy figure could be seen running across the roof of the Lossee Center.<\/p>\n

A massive manhunt is now underway at the university, involving the Orem Police, Utah Valley University Police, the FBI and the Utah Department of Public Safety.<\/p>\n

15085851 Cops wielding assault rifles going \u2018building to building\u2019 in manhunt for Charlie Kirk assassin: Live updates
\nNew York Times under fire for Kirk obituary<\/p>\n

The New York Times has come under fire for saying Charlie Kirk spread \u2018outright lies\u2019 in his obituary.<\/p>\n

\u2018He was so vocal in his willingness to spread unsupported claims and outright lies,\u2019 the piece says.<\/p>\n

\u2018He said that the drug Hydroxychloroquine was 100% effective in treating the virus \u2013 which it is not.\u2019<\/p>\n

Time Magazine declares \u2018Enough\u2019<\/p>\n

The new cover of Time Magazine has declared \u2018Enough\u2019 over a photo from the scene of Utah Valley University.<\/p>\n

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\n\u2018Deluge\u2019 of congressmembers asking for increased security<\/p>\n

House Speaker Mike Johnson said a \u2018deluge\u2019 of his colleagues have called for increased security following Kirk\u2019s fatal shooting.<\/p>\n

\u2018I think many of them are nervous, of course,\u2019 he told CNN\u2019s Kaitlan Collins. \u2018They\u2019re public figures. They\u2019re exposed all the time, everywhere.<\/p>\n

\u2018We have great security measures for members of Congress, but there\u2019s a desire on many people\u2019s parts to have more,\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n

Johnson said he is now taking those requests to heart.<\/p>\n

\u2018We have to take serious measures for serious times,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

Melania Trump calls for \u2018compassionate awareness\u2019<\/p>\n

First Lady Melania Trump called for \u2018compassionate awareness\u2019 as she mourned Charlie Kirk Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

\u2018Charlie\u2019s children will be raised with stories instead of memories, photographs instead of laughter, and silence where their father\u2019s voice should have echoed,\u2019 she wrote on social media.<\/p>\n

\u2018Charlie Kirk\u2019s life should serve as a symbolic reminder that compassionate awareness elevates family, love, and country.\u2019<\/p>\n

Pastor calls for love at vigil for Kirk<\/p>\n

Pastor Ron Williams called for \u2018love\u2019 as he spoke at a vigil for Kirk at the Utah State Capital.<\/p>\n

He described the conservative commentator as a \u2018young man that was full of passion, full of love and he loved his country and he loved his family.\u2019<\/p>\n

The pastor then called Kirk\u2019s assassination an injustice, according to NBC News.<\/p>\n

\u2018Let us fellow Americans realize that what happened today may not be the last time that we need to speak up, we need to stand up, we need to move forward and say no to violence and yes to love and unity and justice,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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