Utah governor Spencer Cox said that over 7,000 tips and leads have been received in connection to Charlie Kirk’s assassination – more than the FBI received after the Boston Marathon bombing.

He praised the collaboration of 20 federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies working together and noted that nearly 200 interviews have been conducted.

“More than anything, we are going to catch this person,” he said.

“Last thing I will just say is we’ve been working with our attorneys, getting everything that we need affidavits ready. So that we can pursue the death penalty in this case. And that will happen here in the state of Utah.”

The FBI is offering a $100,000 reward for information.

Utah governor Spencer Cox warned of widespread disinformation surrounding the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, particularly due to “bots from Russia, China”.

He said: “I think Charlie said it best that when, when things get bad, we should put our phones down and spend a little time with our families. There is a tremendous amount of disinformation that we are tracking.”

“What we’re seeing is our adversaries want violence,” he added. “We have bots from Russia, China, all over the world that are trying to instill disinformation and encourage violence.”

DC Comics has canceled a comic book series after its author made “hostile” comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination on social media.

Writer Gretchen Felker-Martin’s “Red Hood” comic book series had just been released by the publisher, but DC Comics pulled the plug following Felker-Martin’s social media posts on BlueSky, which have since been deleted, and the account is now deactivated.

“Hope the bullet’s OK,” Felker-Martin allegedly posted after the shooting.

The author, who identifies as transgender, also allegedly referred to Kirk as a “Nazi b****” in another deleted post.

Kirk was outspoken about his anti-transgender views.

He argued against gender-affirming care for transgender people and insisted there are only two genders, sporting a T-shirt at one Arizona rally last year that read: “xy = man.”

“At DC Comics, we place the highest value on our creators and community and affirm the right to peaceful, individual expression of personal viewpoints,” a spokesperson for the company said in a statement to CNN.

“Posts or public comments that can be viewed as promoting hostility or violence are inconsistent with DC’s standards of conduct.”

The FBI has released screenshots from campus security footage of the potential shooter involved in the murder of Charlie Kirk.

They are offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the suspect’s identification and arrest.

In a press statement, the Utah Department of Public Safety said: “Screenshots of the potential shooter have been released to the public. These screenshots were pulled from campus security footage just prior to the shooting.”

Utah Department of Public Safety chief Beau Mason says they have “no idea” whether Charlie Kirk’s killer is close or still in the state.

“We're exploring leads for individuals out of state and individuals that live close by.”

In a press statement, the department said: “Law Enforcement Personnel continue the search for any and all potential suspects related to this incident. Multiple leads are currently being investigated, but no suspect is in custody.”

Utah Governor Spencer Cox also warned of bots from Russia and China, that were “trying to encourage violence” on social media.

“What we're seeing is our adversaries want violence. We have bots from Russia, China, all over the world, that are trying to instill disinformation and encourage violence. I would encourage you to ignore those.”

Utah’s public safety commissioner Beau Mason showed a new video at tonight’s media briefing.

It showed the suspect on the roof of the college building after the shot was fired.

The suspect goes to the edge of the building and scales down the side, before jumping to the ground.

The person is then seen breaking into a run across the grass by the parking lot, before slowing to a walk.

Cox says that authorities will catch Kirk’s killer.

“More than anything, we are going to catch this person,” the governor said.

He added that authorities have been working with attorneys “getting everything they need ready” so that they can pursue the death penalty.

“That will happen here in the state of Utah,” said a defiant Cox.

The briefing has concluded.