UPDATE 4:17 p.m. ET: The New York Times, citing Scott Trotter, a university spokesman, reported that police determined that a person who was taken into custody after the shooting was not actually the shooter.
Blaze News has removed from its original report an X post and references to it showing a video of a man kneeling on the ground who was believed to be the shooter.
UPDATE 3:49 p.m. ET: Deseret News now reports that initially it was believed a shooter was in custody, but the outlet just updated its story saying that a first responder indicated officials aren’t sure they have the shooter, and that the suspect may still be at large.
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A suspect is in custody after conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was shot Wednesday at an outdoor event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Deseret News reported.
The outlet said bystanders reported seeing Kirk shot near his neck during a Q&A with students.
Deseret News cited a UVU alert to students that indicated a suspect is in custody. The outlet added that the campus has been evacuated.
“A single shot was fired on campus toward a visiting speaker. Police are investigating now, suspect in custody,” the alert reads, according to Deseret.
The suspect’s name wasn’t immediately released, the outlet added.
Blaze News has reached out to campus communications and police in Orem for additional information.
This is a breaking news story; updates will be added.
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