Chilling Footage: FBI Reveals Rooftop Escape of Killer in Charlie Kirk Assassination
OREM, Utah – In a move that’s gripped the nation, the FBI dropped heart-pounding CCTV video Thursday showing the suspected gunman who cut down conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk – leaping from a building roof like a shadow in the wind, then vanishing into the woods.
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The grainy black-and-white clips, released just after sunset on September 12, capture the raw chaos of the moment. The figure – clad in a black shirt emblazoned with a soaring bald eagle, dark baseball cap pulled low, and a backpack slung over one shoulder – sprints across the rooftop of the Losee Center at Utah Valley University.
That’s about 150 yards from the outdoor stage where Kirk was holding court just two days earlier. Without breaking stride, the man dangles from the edge, drops to the grass below, and hustles toward a nearby road before melting into thick woods. Investigators later found his weapon there: a high-powered Mauser .30-06 bolt-action rifle, wrapped in a towel like yesterday’s trash.
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“This is our shooter,” FBI Director Kash Patel said flatly at a packed press conference in Orem, flanked by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and a wall of grim-faced agents. “We need eyes everywhere. If you know this man, or spot him, call us now. No games, no excuses – justice for Charlie starts with you.”
Kirk, the 31-year-old co-founder of Turning Point USA and a lightning rod for young conservatives, was mid-debate – fielding a spicy question on transgender mass shooters – when the single shot rang out around noon on September 10. The bullet tore through his neck as 3,000 fans watched in horror. He slumped from his chair under a white gazebo in the campus quad, the kickoff spot for his “American Comeback Tour.” Medics rushed him to Timpanogos Regional Hospital, but it was too late. By evening, flags flew at half-staff nationwide, ordered by President Trump himself, who called Kirk a “martyr for truth and freedom” in a raw Oval Office video.
The killing has America on edge, stirring up old wounds in a year already scarred by political bloodbaths – from the Trump attempts to the Minnesota lawmaker slayings. Trump didn’t hold back: “The radical left’s poison tongue finally pulled a trigger,” he fumed, vowing vengeance at the ballot box. Democrats like Gov. Cox pushed back hard, labelling it a “coward’s hit” with no room for blame games until the facts land. Vigils popped up from Phoenix to Seattle, with Turning Point faithful leaving flowers at Kirk’s old stomping grounds. His widow, Erika, clutched his rosary on X, whispering, “He fought for us all – now we fight for him.”
But the hunt? It’s a full-throttle dragnet. The FBI’s dangling a $100,000 reward for tips that stick, and they’ve flooded lines with over 7,000 leads since Wednesday – the most since the Boston Marathon horror. Facial recognition’s churning through the footage, chasing palm prints, shoe treads, even forearm smudges from the rifle. The suspect? Mid-20s to 30s, lean build, Converse kicks, shades hiding his eyes. He slipped onto campus at 11:52 a.m., pros say, like he’d mapped every blind spot.
Extra video from a nearby neighbourhood shows a matching ghost strolling casually pre-shot, blending into the everyday bustle. Drones buzzed the rooftops on Friday; K-9 teams sniffed the quad. Utah’s shutting schools through the weekend, and Cox’s plea hit home: “We’re hurting, but we’re hunters too. Help us end this nightmare.”
As the sun dips on day three, one thing’s clear: Charlie Kirk’s voice is silenced, but his echo? It’s roaring louder than ever. The feds swear they’ll bag this rooftop phantom – and when they do, America will reckon with the hate that loaded that gun. Stay tuned, folks. This story’s just warming up.
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