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Manhunt Ongoing in Charlie Kirk Killing as Fake Posts Wrongly Name Canadian Retiree

Despite viral rumors from a fake X account, investigators have not named a suspect.

A drone view shows the reported location of the shooter on a rooftop, at the scene where U.S. right-wing activist, commentator, Charlie Kirk, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University, in Orem, Utah, U.S. September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
A drone view shows the scene where U.S. right-wing activist, commentator, Charlie Kirk, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University, in Orem, Utah, U.S. September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Cheney Orr
Members of the FBI forensics team work at a wooded area, near the reported possible escape route of the shooter of U.S. right-wing activist, commentator, Charlie Kirk, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, who was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University, in Orem, Utah, U.S. September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Cheney Orr TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Overview

  • Michael Mallinson, a 77-year-old retired banker in Toronto, told the New York Times he was not involved and was in Canada at the time.
  • The false identification spread from an impersonator account posing as Fox 11 Reno on X, according to the Times and Sinclair Broadcast Group.
  • Lead Stories reported that authorities have released no suspect identity and that photos circulating online do not match images from the scene.
  • X’s AI chatbot Grok echoed the false claim to some users by naming Mallinson as the suspect, though other Grok posts noted the link was unconfirmed or discredited.
  • Daily Hive, citing CNN, reports a manhunt is underway with the shooter still at large after a man briefly detained at the scene and a second person of interest were released.