Charlie Kirk murder: FBI releases photos of a "person of interest"
Newshour
BBC
4.2 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 11 September 2025
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Officials hunting for him say they've recovered a high-powered rifle from nearby woodland. The FBI has offered a reward of one hundred thousand dollars for information that could lead to the arrest of anyone involved in the killing. We have all the latest updates.
Also on the programme: Kaja Kallas, the EU's High representative for Foreign Affairs talks about incursion of Russian drones into Poland's airspace. And Ireland's national broadcaster announces that they will boycott Eurovision in 2026 if Israel is allowed to take part. Can the competition remain apolitical?
(Picture: The "person of interest" in the murder of Charlie Kirk wanted by the FBI)
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to News Hour from the BBC World Service with me, Sean Lay, coming to live from London. |
| 0:12.6 | We begin this hour with our top story, and that is the shooting on Wednesday of Charlie Kirk. |
| 0:18.5 | He wasn't a statesman or a soldier, not an astronaut or a film star, |
| 0:22.3 | but his death is being marked in a manner usually reserved for luminaries of that kind. |
| 0:27.3 | US President Donald Trump has ordered the flags on all public buildings |
| 0:30.8 | to be flown at half-mast until Sunday evening is a mark of respect |
| 0:34.7 | for the 31-year-old Conservative campaigner. |
| 0:37.3 | He also paid tribute to him |
| 0:38.9 | at an event commemorating the 9-11 attacks. Before we begin, let me express the horror and grief. |
| 0:48.0 | So many Americans at the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk have felt. |
| 0:56.2 | Charlie was a giant of his generation, a champion of liberty, and an inspiration to millions |
| 1:02.0 | and millions of people. |
| 1:04.2 | Our prayers are with his wonderful wife, Eric, and his beautiful children. |
| 1:10.5 | Fantastic people they are. We miss him |
| 1:14.9 | greatly, yet I have no doubt that Charlie's voice and the courage he put into the hearts |
| 1:20.0 | of countless people, especially young people, will live on. I'm pleased to announce that I will soon be awarding Charlie Kirk posthumously |
| 1:30.9 | the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The date of the ceremony will be announced and I can only |
| 1:38.0 | guarantee you one thing that we will have a very big crowd, very, very big. The president speaking at the Pentagon a little earlier. |
| 1:46.3 | Meanwhile, the hunt for the killer continues earlier this afternoon. |
| 1:49.1 | The FBI gave an update on the investigation. |
| 1:51.9 | Robert Bowles. |
| 1:52.7 | It's a special agent in charge. |
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