Officials say they tracked the suspect's movements as he jumped off a roof and fled campus into a neighbourhood.

The suspect who assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk remains on the run Thursday as investigators revealed new details about the shooter.

President Donald Trump also issued a proclamation Wednesday ordering that flags be lowered. Kirk, 31, was shot Wednesday at Utah Valley University.

The gunman who fatally shot the right-wing activist Charlie Kirk remained on the run Thursday as a frantic and fruitless hunt for the killer led law enforcement officers to scour through chicken coops and plead for the public’s help.

News of the conservative activist's death landed particularly hard on Vance, who changed his plans Thursday to fly to Utah and return Kirk's remains to Arizona on Air Force Two.

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.

Republicans and Democrats came together on the House floor to hold a moment of silence in honor of Charlie Kirk. The bipartisanship lasted about a minute.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -What was meant to be a moment of silence in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday for the slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk erupted in shouting and finger-pointing,