The FBI is asking for public assistance in identifying a person of interest in connection with the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. The FBI Salt Lake City field office released a statement at approximately 4:02 PM UTC on September 11th, 2025, providing contact information for tips. Federal authorities have recovered the weapon believed to have been used in Kirk's assassination and have obtained a palm print, a shoe print, and a forearm imprint, according to sources cited by Yashar at approximately 3:55 PM UTC. The FBI has also appealed to the public for any motion-activated footage from Tesla vehicles near the event on September 10th. The FBI is asking anyone with information to contact them via phone at 1-800-CALL-FBI or through their digital media tip line at fbi.gov/UtahValleyShooting. In separate developments, Nadine Menendez, wife of former Senator Bob Menendez, was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison today for her role in her husband's corruption schemes, having been convicted in April of bribery, obstruction of justice, and conspiring to make her husband an agent of Egypt. Meanwhile, Representative Clay Higgins stated on September 11th, 2025, at 3:31 PM UTC that he intends to use Congressional authority and influence with big tech platforms to permanently ban users who celebrated Charlie Kirk's assassination, also vowing to pursue business license revocation and blacklisting for such individuals. Separately, Representative Derrick Van Orden blamed media outlets on September 11th, 2025, for echoing "horrifically horrible political violent rhetoric" that he believes contributed to Kirk's death, as reported by X user Fritschner.
