The Vegas Golden Knights organization has strongly condemned social media comments made by an employee of Lotus Broadcasting concerning Charlie Kirk's assassination, stating the individual is not and has never been employed by the Golden Knights. This statement, released this morning, September 12th, 2025, comes as the FBI continues its investigation into the September 10th assassination of Charlie Kirk in Orem, Utah. Separately, new footage emerged showing a person of interest in the Kirk case heading toward the university campus. During the reporting window from 3:01 AM to 3:31 AM UTC on September 12th, 2025, the Secretary of Defense and Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell posted on social media regarding coordinated responses from service chiefs concerning social media posts of troops in the wake of Kirk's killing. Earlier in the day, TMZ released exclusive footage showing a person of interest in the Charlie Kirk assassination case heading toward the university campus. The FBI has recovered the shooter's weapon and ammunition near Utah Valley University and collected trace evidence, including shoe impressions, a forearm imprint, and a palm print, from the rooftop where the shot was taken, according to previous reports. Utah Public Safety Commissioner Beau Mason has stated that authorities "have no idea" where the killer might be. President Donald Trump 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, a tribute set to continue until sunset on September 14th. Vice President JD Vance participated in an honor guard for Kirk in Salt Lake City, Utah.
