6 m. ago How Charlie Kirk assassin vanished into thin air: Escape route mapped as FBI admit they're stumped in hunt for 'athletic' gunman who hid rifle in his jeans and was last leaping from roof

Authorities have released new information about the suspect, describing him as a college-aged male with a high level of proficiency in handling firearms and a likely familiarity with the university campus.

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9 m. ago ‘I couldn’t have asked a worse question’: Student who quizzed Charlie Kirk moments before assassination breaks silence

Math major Hunter Kozak, 29, recounts his shock at conservative activist’s killing, expresses sympathy for his grieving family and denounces conspiracy theorists

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36 m. ago Charlie Kirk’s shocking killing sets the stage for a federal crackdown | Moustafa Bayoumi

Maga leaders blame a mythically powerful left for political violence. Now, they are bent on destroying anyone who opposes themI disagreed with Charlie Kirk on pretty much everything, but his shocking and morally repugnant assassination is deeply concerning, and not just because it’s another example of the lethality of our politics. Kirk’s killing is also sending prominent conservatives on a warpath, setting the stage for a dangerous expansion of federal government repression.Kirk was a social media megastar and the founder of Turning Point USA, the foremost rightwing youth organization in the country. His political positions were to the far-right, and his language was often combative, to say the least. He called Martin Luther King, Jr “awful” and said “we made a huge mistake when we passed the Civil Rights Act in the 1960s”. He believed in the so-called great replacement theory, which asserts that elites are encouraging mass migration to undermine white people in western countries. ...

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42 m. ago Jimmy Kimmel slams Donald Trump for ‘blaming Democrats’ for death of Charlie Kirk

Trump claimed the rhetoric of the ‘radical left’ was responsible for Kirk’s assassination

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74 m. ago Councillor who said Charlie Kirk 'brought assassination upon himself' did not commit crime, police say despite complaints

Fiona Wild, who has been sat as an independent on Burnley Council in Lancashire since resigning from Labour last month, reacted to the murder with a post on Facebook that provoked outrage.

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98 m. ago FBI release video and images of Charlie Kirk shooting suspect as manhunt continues

The 31-year-old right-wing commentator was fatally shot in the neck on Wednesday

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1 hour ago Councillor resigns after 'good riddance' Charlie Kirk social media post

Burnley councillor Fiona Wild described the late father-of-two as 'not a very nice man'

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2 h. ago Political violence expert reveals his biggest worry after Charlie Kirk’s assassination

The fatal shooting of prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk brought renewed attention to the climate of political violence in America

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2 h. ago Charlie Kirk shooting latest: killer still at large as video of suspect released

‘We cannot do our job without the public’s help,’ Utah’s governor said, adding the FBI had received more than 7,000 leads and tips so farHere are some images coming to us via the wires.Democracy is the way that we have diverse societies that don’t kill each other, largely,” Lilliana Mason, a leading scholar of partisanship, observed recently. She added: “As soon as we stop believing in it, it disappears.” Dr Mason’s own research suggests that there is sharply rising tolerance of political violence. On Wednesday, it claimed one more victim. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Five key clues in hunt for Charlie Kirk's killer as disturbing new video emerges

The FBI has released a series of photos and videos of the person they believe is responsible for shooting 31-year-old Conservative activist Charlie Kirk from a rooftop

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2 h. ago Republicans call for action against people who have been critical of Charlie Kirk in the wake of shooting

Grieving conservatives demand consequences for social media users who disparage the slain Turning Point USA founder or attempt to make light of his murder

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2 h. ago So your child has seen the Charlie Kirk video. Here’s how to support them

Footage of the shooting has spread across social media

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3 h. ago 'Trans ideology' linked assassin is 'no amateur': Hunt for athletic Charlie Kirk gunman limped to campus with rifle hidden in his jeans, escaped with dramatic leap from building and vanished

Authorities have released new information about the suspect, describing him as a college-aged male with a high level of proficiency in handling firearms and a likely familiarity with the university campus.

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3 h. ago Oxford Union condemns incoming president who celebrated Charlie Kirk's death with vile message

George Abaraonye reportedly said ‘Charlie Kirk got shot, let’s f****** go’ after the activist’s murder

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3 h. ago JD Vance meets Charlie Kirk’s widow as she's seen for first time after coffin arrives home

US Vice President JD Vance was seen carrying the-late Charlie Kirk's coffin as his widow Erika Frantzve walked alongside Vance's wife Usha having left Air Force Two

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4 h. ago Charlie Kirk’s wife Erika clutches Usha Vance’s hand as casket arrives in Phoenix

Charlie Kirk's wife Erika clutched Usha Vance’s hand while they disembarked Air Force Two as the right-wing activist's casket arrived in Arizona on Thursday, 11 September.

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4 h. ago Student at Utah college where Charlie Kirk was murdered witnessed person walking on roof in weeks before shooting

The unnamed student said that a man was either on or near the Losee Center roof twice in the past two weeks.

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4 h. ago Two men threatened and doxxed despite being cleared in Charlie Kirk shooting investigation

Officials called for calm as FBI and police continue to hunt down the shooter

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4 h. ago FBI releases dramatic video of Charlie Kirk shooting suspect jumping off roof and fleeing scene: Latest

Manhunt intensifies as FBI releases new images and video of suspect that show him wearing sunglasses, a baseball cap, and a long-sleeved shirt

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4 h. ago Charlie Kirk suspect leaps from rooftop in seconds after shooting in surveillance video

CCTV shows the Charlie Kirk shooting suspect running across the roof of the Utah Valley University campus building, before climbing down and fleeing into a nearby wooded area on Wednesday, 10 September.

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