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FBI offers $100,000 reward as it searches for shooter in Charlie Kirk killing

By Kirk Siegler

Published September 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM EDT

Investigators have now recovered the rifle they believed was used to kill conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk as the manhunt for the person who pulled the trigger continues.

Kirk Siegler

As a correspondent on NPR's national desk, Kirk Siegler covers rural life, culture and politics from his base in Boise, Idaho.

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