The Digest:
A high-powered rifle has been recovered but the suspect remains at large days after the fatal shooting of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University.
Key Points:
- Kirk was shot during a campus event while answering a question about transgender mass shooters
- The FBI released images of a "person of interest" described as college-aged wearing distinctive patriotic clothing
- Investigators found a Mauser .30-06 bolt action rifle wrapped in a towel in nearby woods
- Authorities have received over 7,000 tips - the most since the Boston Marathon bombing
- Utah's governor announced plans to pursue the death penalty for the killer
- The shooting has intensified concerns about rising political violence in the United States
- Kirk was a prominent Trump ally and founder of Turning Point USA
Sources: BBC News
