FBI identifies name of suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting

The FBI has identified the name of a “person of interest” in the hunt for Charlie Kirk’s assassin.

Law enforcement officials searching for the conservative influencer’s killer have a possible name of the shooter but have no suspects in custody or active arrest warrants, according to CBS.

A police update on the manhunt scheduled for 7.45pm UK time (2.45pm Utah) was postponed owing to the fast-moving situation.

Earlier, the FBI released two photographs of a “person of interest,” and announced it was offering a $100,000 (£74,000) reward for anyone with information that would lead to the killer’s arrest.

The grainy picture shows a white man wearing sunglasses, a baseball hat, and a black sweatshirt that appears to feature an American flag and an eagle.

Kirk, 31, was fatally shot on Wednesday while addressing a crowd of 3,000 people at Utah Valley University.

The gunman fired a single bullet from the rooftop of a campus building 142 yards away from Kirk before fleeing into a local neighbourhood on foot, the FBI said.

Investigators ‘know the name’ of person of interest

Investigators searching for the gunman who killed Charlie Kirk believe they have identified the name of a person of interest, it has been reported.

Federal officers told CBS News that they know the identity of a person they wish to speak to in relation to the killing, though no arrest warrant has been issued.