Utah Gov. Spencer Cox alleged Thursday that Russian and Chinese bots are seeking to foment civil strife in the wake of the fatal shooting of American conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

On Thursday, Sept. 11, Utah Governor Spencer Cox held a press conference to discuss the arrest of the suspect. Cox explained that law enforcement has received over 7,000 tips so far. He noted that it is the largest number of tips the FBI has received since the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013.

Law enforcement has received more than 7,000 tips from the public, Gov. Spencer Cox says in a terse press conference Thursday

As the FBI manhunt for Charlie Kirk‘s shooter continues, investigators and state officials held a press conference with more information. Utah’s Gov. Spencer Cox warned as he spoke to reporters not to be fooled by the “tremendous amounts of disinformation” as unfounded theories about the identity of the killer run rampant on social media.

Spencer Cox confirmed the State of Utah will be pursuing the death penalty for the assassin of Charlie Kirk at the press conference on September 11. With this announcement, the law enforcement also released a new video of the incident where the suspected shooter is seen jumping from the building roof.

Gov. Spencer Cox says investigators have received more than 7,000 tips and leads into the shooting death of Charlie Kirk. But the manhunt for the gunman is continuing.

Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance will travel to Utah on Thursday to pay respects to the family of Charlie Kirk, people familiar with their plans said. The couple canceled their visit to New York City to do so.

Vice President JD Vance flew to Salt Lake City aboard Air Force Two to pick up Charlie Kirk's casket and transport it to his home state of Arizona