Utah village. Spencer Cox (R) said that the fatal shooting of Orthodox activist Charlie Kirk on Wednesday was a “political murder” and “dark day” for both Utah and America
During the press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Cox said, “This is a dark day for our state. It is a sad day for our nation. I want to be very clear that it is a political murder.”
Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, was shot on Wednesday while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. According to the video shared on social media, Kirk was hit by a gun bullet in the neck.
“Charlie Cancer was the first and most important, a husband and a father for two young children,” Charlie Cancer said, “Cox said. “He was also very politically involved, and that’s why he was on campus here. Charlie believed in the power of independent speech and debate to shape and convince people.”
According to Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner Bu Mason, after a long time of shooting, officials were briefly interested in custody, but were issued to the authorities, stating that he did not match the suspect of shooting and was not an accurate person of interest. ,
“However, he has been booked in the county jail by the Utah Valley University Police Department to obstruct justice,” Mason said, “Law enforcement is still” an active inquiry for a person of interest. “
A person of interest in deadly shooting of Kirk Is in custodyBoth Cox and FBI Director Kash Patel said.
The Governor of Utah said, “I want to clarify the crystal, whoever does this, we will find you, we will try you and we will hold you accountable to the most of the law of the law.” “And I just want to remind people that we are still sentenced to death here in Utah state.”
Orem’s Mayor David Young said that officials are evaluating whether the suspect will be charged in custody.
Young told Hill on Wednesday evening, “They have a new suspect in custody and are going through the process of determining whether it will be charged or not.” “So some progress has been made, but it is not yet certain.”
