Charlie Kirk assassin most likely ‘internet shooter’ who took advantage of low-security spot: elite sharpshooter
An elite American sharpshooter believes the assassin who
fatally shot Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on Wednesday was an “internet shooter” and not a trained soldier.
US Army Sgt. Nicholas Ranstad said the unidentified gunman,
who remains at large Thursday morning, was most likely self-taught and didn’t have any military firearm training.
“They’re probably just an internet shooter, not a sniper or trained soldier,” Ranstad said.
Ranstad, who holds the record for longest American kill in Afghanistan, described the open-air area where
Kirk was set up as a “fishbowl” amid high ground and multi-level buildings.
“Money for shooters. Shooting down is easy,” he said.
Ranstad estimated the single fatal shot that rang out across campus was fired from over 200 yards away, and the lax security created a perfect condition for the shooter to get in without being noticed.
“When you have events like that, you look at the security, if you push 250, 300 yards, it’s an easy shot,” he said.
“Not to mention out in the open, wind is low out in the country. It’s not like in the city where a bullet flying past the buildings will move more,” Ranstad added.
He called on investigators to check local gun ranges for any unusual activities in the weeks
leading up to Kirk’s murder.
“Any bloke can go to the range three or four times and make that shot. I would start looking at range time if I was police,” he told the outlet. “They should get all the videos, who’s got what rifle and who isn’t properly trained so don’t know how to control their blood pressure and adrenaline.
The gunman had meticulously planned out the shooting along with his escape to avoid capture, according to Ranstad.
“He probably had an exit plan. Normally it’s crazy people who shoot 30 rounds. This was one shot, that was it,” he said.
“In my opinion, they had a plan. If you think about it, one shot, he’s not caught … when I saw the old dude, I knew it wasn’t him,” Ranstad said, referring to an older man who was recorded being “detained” by police moments after the shooting.
An elite American sharpshooter described the area where Charlie Kirk was gunned down in front of thousands of supporters at Utah Valley University as a “buffet feast” for the assassin w…
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