'We Have Images Of The Suspect': Officials In Utah Take Questions About Charlie Kirk Killing Manhunt

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Officials in Orem, Utah, take questions about the manhunt for a suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

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00:00We also collected footwear impression, a palm print, and forearm imprints for analysis.

00:07I understand there are a lot of questions about motive.

00:12I assure you that all leads, tips, and tips are being fully investigated.

00:17As of this morning, we have received more than 130 tips.

00:21We thank the community for that.

00:23The FBI has brought every resource to bear,

00:26and we will continue to do so throughout the course of this investigation.

00:31The FBI's mission is to protect the American people.

00:36It's to uphold the Constitution of the United States.

00:40Any attack on the First Amendment is an attack on the very foundation of our democracy.

00:47That is why we will relentlessly pursue this case and the shooter until we find him.

00:57We also continue to grieve with the family and the community.

01:02It's our community.

01:06If you have any video or images from the shooting,

01:10we ask you to please submit them to our digital media tip website at www.fbi.gov slash Utah Valley Shooting.

01:19You can also call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI.

01:25We truly rely on the public's help in these types of cases,

01:29and no tip is too small or insignificant.

01:34Commissioner James Natties from Sky News.

01:40Can I ask about the shooter?

01:43There's clearly information about him or her.

01:47You say you're confident at this stage in terms of tracking down who they are.

01:50Can you talk to us about their movements, their demeanor?

01:54Do you think it's a man?

01:57And also, can I ask, what were the security arrangements in place?

02:01Was that roof being monitored?

02:04It's a question many people will have, particularly after public.

02:07So what I'll release about the suspect is the suspect blended in well with a college institution.

02:17We're not releasing any details right now.

02:19I mean, we will soon, but right now we're not.

02:23But that individual appears to be of college age.

02:28We are confident in our abilities to track that individual.

02:31If we're unsuccessful in identifying them immediately,

02:34we will reach out to the public's help and the media's help in pushing those photos.

02:39That was a new development overnight, working through the night, studying those cameras.

02:43So that's something that's new and that we're working through right now.

02:47As far as the security, I cannot speak to that.

02:49Neither the Department of Public Safety nor the Federal Bureau of Investigation

02:52was involved in the planning or security of this event.

02:55And that will have to be a question later for other agencies.

02:59I wanted to ask you, you mentioned that you found the gun

03:04in a wooded area.

03:05Do you believe that the suspect could be hiding in the woods?

03:09And is that suspect possibly still in this area?

03:13So that's a good question.

03:14And it's a question that goes to the safety of the community, right?

03:19No, not in those woods.

03:20We walked through those woods and secured it.

03:23As to the community, I can tell you that this was a targeted event.

03:27We don't believe the community is at risk.

03:30However, we're exhausting every resource to find him, and we will do so.

03:35From the images you have, can you see clearly the suspect's face?

03:42You say he was college age.

03:43Do you believe he was from this university?

03:45And how far do you think he may have gone in this time span?

03:50So I can't comment specifically on his face or any details such as that,

03:55as it's continuing to be a part of the investigation.

03:57And again, we'll release that shortly.

03:59However, we're doing everything we can to find him,

04:04and we're not sure how far he has gone.

04:06But do you have a clear image of his face?

04:09We have images of the suspect.

04:11So between those images and the gun that you've been able to recover,

04:15do you believe you know who this person is,

04:17the person that he's looking for at this point?

04:19Again, as part of the investigation, we're not releasing any details such as that.

04:23Any fingerprints or DNA?

04:26We are exhausting all of our resources to be able to collect those,

04:30but that's, again, part of the investigation.

04:31Have you said you found the holder of the gun?

04:35Excuse me?

04:35You said you found the weapon.

04:37Have you been able to trace back the holder of that weapon or have you purchased it?

04:40We are working on that, but again, part of the investigation.

04:43One last question, Pauls, there's been a lot of turnover at the FBI.

04:47Do you think that's impacting the investigation at all?

04:49Not at all.

04:50We've got complete and total support from everyone, from the director on down,

04:55and it's been an incredible supportive environment so far.

05:00Are tweets like the one yesterday useful, though,

05:02where we announced that there's a suspect who has to do it?

05:05All I can say is that we're working the investigation the best we have

05:08with the environment we're getting.

05:10Those are all the questions.

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