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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 4:03 PM CDT

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.

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