Overview

• Authorities say a single round was fired from a campus rooftop roughly 180 meters from the stage by an unidentified man wearing dark clothing.
• The FBI said a suspect was arrested and then released after questioning; two men were briefly detained, and George Zinn was charged with obstruction unrelated to the shooting.
• Multiple crime scenes are being processed by federal and state teams, and the shooter’s motive remains unknown.
• President Donald Trump announced Kirk’s death, ordered flags to half‑staff, and blamed “radical left” rhetoric, while allies described Kirk as a martyr.
• Democrats including Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Kamala Harris condemned the killing as Utah Gov. Spencer Cox called it a political assassination; Utah Valley University closed the campus temporarily and offered support services.