US investigators recover weapon in Charlie Kirk killing, release images of person of interest

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : Trump said he would award Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.
59% : Kirk, who was married and the father of two young children, was celebrated by Republicans as a charismatic advocate for right-wing policies on race, gender, immigration, religion and gun regulation.
49% : Trump to award Kirk top honor Kirk - co-founder and president of the conservative student group Turning Point USA - was appearing at the Utah university on Wednesday as part of a planned 15-event "American Comeback Tour" of US college campuses.
49% : Trump himself has survived two attempts on his life last year, one that left him with a grazed ear during a campaign event and another two months later foiled by federal agents.
46% : FBI Director Kash Patel traveled to Utah and appeared at a press briefing with state and federal officials, but did not speak.
45% : Photo: Reuters Era of political violence The shooting punctuated the most sustained period of US political violence since the 1970s.
35% : " Investigators have yet to publicly discuss any motive, but Trump told reporters that he had an indication of the killer's motivation.
33% : His killing stirred outrage and denunciations of political violence from Republicans, Democrats and foreign governments.
22% : Trump told reporters that he had spoken with Kirk's wife, Erika Frantzve, "And she's devastated, she's absolutely devastated, as you can imagine.
20% : He was killed on Wednesday by a single gunshot as he gave a talk at a university in Utah in what Trump called a "heinous assassination.
18% : Reuters has documented more than 300 cases of politically motivated violent acts across the ideological spectrum since supporters of Trump attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.

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