Overview

• Officials said a person of interest was questioned and released, following earlier social posts by FBI Director Kash Patel about a detained subject.
• Students described panic and confusion during the outdoor event, with some reporting they saw blood and one witness saying Kirk was shot in the neck.
• Attendees noted a lack of visible security such as metal detectors, heightening concerns about safety at future campus events.
• UVU, the state's largest public university with about 47,000 students, halted classes and operations until next week as police maintained a heavy presence on campus.
• Utah allows certain concealed carry on public college campuses, a backdrop shaping discussion of the attack.