A Utah Valley University student reported spotting a male suspect on or near the Losee Center roof twice in the weeks leading up to Charlie Kirk's fatal shooting, according to a breaking report from rawsalerts.com at approximately 4:01 AM UTC on September 12th, 2025. The student informed the FBI, noting the individual strongly resembled images of a person of interest and that a professor had previously confronted the man on the roof. This development comes as Utah Governor Spencer Cox and FBI Director Kash Patel held a press conference at Utah Valley University following the September 11th assassination of the right-wing activist and commentator Charlie Kirk in Orem, Utah. The FBI has been investigating the incident, having previously recovered the shooter's weapon and ammunition near the university and collected trace evidence from the rooftop where the shot was taken. Utah Public Safety Commissioner Beau Mason stated on September 11th that authorities "have no idea" where the killer might be. In parallel, criticism has emerged regarding Palantir's alleged failure to track Kirk's assassin, with one user on X (formerly Twitter) questioning the company's effectiveness. Separately, the publication Cult MTL posted a critical obituary for Charlie Kirk. President Donald Trump has previously called the killing "disgraceful" and announced plans to award Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously. The McDonald's flag at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was lowered to half-mast in honor of Kirk, and Vice President JD Vance participated in an honor guard for Kirk in Salt Lake City, Utah. Developments in New York City include Zohran Mamdani opening a 22-point lead in the mayoral race, according to a Quinnipiac University poll. Meanwhile, Senate Republicans are taking steps to change rules to speed up President Trump's nominees, and New York City illuminated the sky with the Tribute in Light to mark the 24th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks.
