Authorities in the United States have released a new video believed to show a gunman moments after he murdered conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.
Kirk, 31, was fatally shot in the neck during an event on Wednesday at a university in Utah.
In a press conference with Utah Governor Spencer Cox on Thursday evening local time, new footage and images were released of a man, dressed in all-dark clothing, running along a university roof before dropping to the ground.
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He is believed to have run towards a wooded area before disappearing.
Authorities said the suspect was wearing sunglasses, Converse shoes and a black T-shirt featuring an American flag and an eagle.
Cox said the FBI had received over 7000 leads and tips from the public, the largest number the FBI has received on an incident since the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013.
The governor said investigators need the public’s help to identify the suspected shooter, who he called an “evil human being”.
He also said “a lot of forensic evidence is being processed right now” and that legal work was being done behind the scenes to pursue the death penalty, if or when the suspect is found.
In another moment, Cox also told the public there was a “tremendous” amount of misinformation circulating online, claiming the “adversaries” of the US “want violence”.
He also claimed Chinese and Russian bots were contributing to the false information being shared on social media, however, did not discuss what false information was being shared.
The FBI and state officials said the killer arrived on the university campus a few minutes before the start of the event, a debate led by Kirk titled “Prove Me Wrong” outdoors.
The bureau said it is offering a reward of up to $US100,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of the shooter, circulating CCTV images of a person of interest.
Investigators have yet to publicly discuss any motive, but President Donald Trump told reporters that he had an indication of the killer’s motivation. “We’ll let you know about that later,” he said, adding that law enforcement was making “big progress” in the investigation.
Trump also announced on Thursday he would posthumously award Kirk with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
- With Reuters
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