The FBI has released new footage showing a suspected gunman climbing off a roof moments after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at a university in Utah.<\/p>\n
The press conference on Thursday, local time, came in the wake of images released of a “person of interest” in connection with the incident.<\/p>\n
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The FBI released vision of the shooter.\u00a0 (Supplied: FBI Salt Lake)<\/p>\n
Utah Governor Spencer J Cox told reporters that the state is making preparations to pursue the death penalty for the person found responsible for Mr Kirk’s murder.<\/p>\n
He also said that state and federal authorities have received more than 7,000 tips from members of the public looking to assist the investigation into the killing, and more than 200 police interviews have already been conducted.<\/p>\n
“This is not just a local matter here in Utah. We have people all over the country helping to bring this perpetrator to justice for Charlie Kirk and his family,” Mr Cox said.<\/p>\n
“There is a lot of forensic evidence that is being processed right now \u2014 both at the state lab and federal labs on the east coast.”<\/p>\n
Mr Cox also issued a warning to people speculating about the killing on social media, saying that authorities have tracked an increase in the sharing of disinformation from within the US and abroad.<\/p>\n
“What we’re seeing is our adversaries want violence, we have bots from Russia, China, all over the world that are trying to distil disinformation and encourage violence,” Mr Cox said.<\/p>\n
FBI releases CCTV images of man in search for Charlie Kirk’s killer<\/a><\/p>\n The shooter remains at large, with Utah authorities saying the suspect “blended in” and “appears to be of college age”.<\/p>\n