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Mike Kennedy: “There was an initial arrest that that person was let go…”

Featuring: Mike Kennedy, Republican | U.S. House Utah, 3rd Congressional District

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Utah Congressman Mike Kennedy on Charlie Kirk shooting

Published | Video Starts at 00:58

But we will not stand down in the face of intimidation and violence. Does your team have any additional details at all on where the investigation stands right now? There was an initial arrest that that person was let go because they were apparently innocent. They do have a person of interest in custody at this point. There was a question of whether Mr. Kirk survived at the beginning, but it was very clear. (00:58–01:04)

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Asserts that an initial arrest was made, but the person was released due to innocence.

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