Initial forensic analysis indicates the single bullet struck the vest first, ricocheted upward, and entered his neck

For the hundreds of you messaging and texting me, yes, Charlie Kirk was wearing his bulletproof vest under his white T-shirt.

The weapon was recovered in a wooded area where the shooter retreated to. It is being analyzed by the FBI.

Multiple eyewitness accounts, slow-motion…

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