Charlie Kirk shooting LIVE: Police make disturbing discovery in woodland as hunt continues

The governor of Utah said the killer of Charlie Kirk will face the death penalty when he is finally caught and brought to justice.

Spencer Cox told reporters: ""We've been working with our attorneys, getting everything that we need, affidavits ready, so that we can pursue the death penalty in this case.

"And that will happen here in the state of Utah."

Vigils for Charlie Kirk have been held across the US, as people mourn his death.

Crowds gathered at Orem City Center Park, Utah - just a short drive away from the university campus where he ws tragically killed.

People lit candles and waved flags as they paid their respects to the slain conservative activist.

Charlie Kirk’s body has been taken from Air Force Two to Hansen Mortuary chapel in Phoenix, Arizona.

The motorcade from the airport was followed by local news helicopters.

Donald Trump told reporters earlier that he believed the funeral would take place this weekend, and that he expects to attend.

A fomrer FBI agent says he believes the killer of Charlie Kirk was probably a hunter.

Dennis Franks told the BBC News Channel: "It required a lot of confidence to be able to take the shot, to execute and hit where it did."

Given the area he was operating in and his "confidence", the former agent concluded it was very likely the gunman was a hunter.

On Thursday, the FBI announced a huge $100,000 (£74,000) reward for information leading to an arrest and released two photos of a suspect.

The chilling video footage shows a man, apprently young, wearing a hat, sunglasses and a long-sleeved black shirt decorated with an eagle superimposed over an American flag.

Detectives searching for the killer of Charlie Kirk have found a hunting rifle with ammunition inscribed with messages promoting "transgender and anti-fascist ideology", according to police updates.

The Telegraph reports that authorities believe the lethal sniper fired a single deadly shot at 31 year old Kirk, before leaping from a rooftop overlooking the event at Utah Valley University and disappearing into thick woodland.

The shooting of the conservative political activist has sent shockwaves through the country.

The US president announced his intention to posthumously honour Kirk with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award.

"Charlie was a giant of his generation ... an inspiration to millions of people," Mr Trump said at a 9/11 memorial at the Pentagon on Thursday.