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New reporting on evidence found with the suspected murder weapon in Charlie Kirk's death raised additional questions about the case.

The Wall Street Journal reported that ammunition found in the .30-caliber hunting rifle believed to have been used in the fatal shooting was engraved with so-called expressions of transgender and antifascist ideology, according to an internal law enforcement bulletin and a person familiar with the investigation.

Speaking during a ceremony commemorating the Sept. 11 attacks, President Donald Trump announced that he would be posthumously awarding right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, an announcement that sparked outrage online, with critics decrying it as a “slap in the face” to 9/11 victims.

“Did I just hear (Defense Secretary Pete) Hegseth read from the Bible and honor Charlie Kirk at the 9/11 Remembrance and now the orange pedo is saying he’s giving the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk?” wrote X user “VoteBlueToSaveTheUSA,” a devout supporter of former Vice President Kamala Harris with more than 1,300 followers. “This is insanity and a slap in the face to everyone who died and suffered on 9/11.”

Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) blamed reporters for the death of MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk, even though the shooting suspect was still at large.

The lawmaker lashed out at members of the media during a gaggle outside the Capitol on Thursday.

Ammunition found with a weapon linked to Charlie Kirk's fatal shooting was engraved with messages linked to the right-wing influencer's political enemies, according to sources.

The Wall Street Journal reported that an internal law enforcement bulletin and a person familiar with the investigation show that ammunition found in the weapon was engraved with what the newspaper described as expressions of transgender and antifascist ideology.

Officials are facing questions for leaving open a Utah airport during a manhunt for a gunman who assassinated right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk.

Authorities neglected to close off airspace around the Provo Airport, about a 10-minute drive from Utah Valley University in Orem, where the 31-year-old Kirk had been speaking at a political event at the time of his shooting, reported The Daily Mail.

The FBI has recovered several identifying materials of the shooter suspected of shooting and killing right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk Wednesday, officials announced during a press conference Thursday morning.

“This morning I can tell you that we have recovered what we believe is the weapon that was used in yesterday's shooting: it is a high-powered bolt-action rifle,” said FBI Special Agent Robert Bohls.

A Republican member of the House of Representatives, who has a history of outbursts, raged he will be “at war” over the shooting death of far-right conservative activist Charlie Kirk on X on Wednesday morning.

Rep. Derrick Van Order (R-WI) also compared the killing of the conservative activist to the 9/11 terrorist attack that took the lives of 2,977 people from 90 different countries.