With the gunman at large, the FBI offers a $100,000 reward for information. Officials earlier said they found a rifle in a nearby wooded area.

The suspect is still at large - officials earlier said they found a high-powered rifle in woods near where Kirk was shot.

Also, “high powered rifle” essentially means “not a 22”.

  • TipRing@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17·
    8 days ago

    The evidence they are saying they have isn’t much. A blurry photo from a stairwell security camera, some distinctive clothing and palm and forearm prints. None of those things is really actionable without more to go on. Clothes can be destroyed and palm and forearm prints aren’t useful for identifying someone (but could be used for confirming an identification if they are of sufficient quality).

    Undoubtedly the investigators are not revealing everything they have.

    • Nougat@fedia.ioOP
      91·
      8 days ago

      Undoubtedly the investigators are not revealing everything they have.

      Of course they aren’t, and that is how a proper investigation works. They have also been coy about exactly what kind of rifle, and haven’t released what the “messages” written on the ammo are.