Tyler, is this you? This looks like you,” he asked his son, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.

Mr. Patel and his deputy, Dan Bongino, made it clear they were under intense pressure to catch Kirk’s killer. They expressed themselves with such fierce urgency that, in the view of some participants, it hinted at another motive: to prove they were up to the task.

A frantic search ended quietly when the suspect turned himself in to authorities in southern Utah.

The FBI on Thursday said it would offer a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of the person, or persons, responsible for Kirk's murder. The reward was offered shortly after the first photos of the man were released to the public and officials have begun releasing details about the shooting.

Officials appealed to the public for help in finding the person who shot the right-wing political activist. The F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, was at the news conference, but didn’t speak.

Authorities have released footage of Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer fleeing the scene on foot as their search for the suspect continues. In a Thursday evening press conference, Utah Governor Spencer Cox revealed the footage,

Authorities were set to share updates on the search for the suspect in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk. Watch live here.

Manhunt intensifies for 31-year-old conservative media personality shot dead at Utah Valley University as FBI recovers ‘high-powered bolt-action rifle’ from woods