What to know about Utah Valley University’s Losee Center, the shooter's possible sniper perch in Charlie Kirk killing

Utah State Police blocked media from entering the Losee Center at Utah Valley University on Thursday as the manhunt continues for Charlie Kirk's assassin.

Utah State Police stand guard outside a locked-down Losee Center at the Utah Valley University on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, as investigators search for evidence following the assassination of Charlie Kirk. (Fox News Digital)

"We have tracked his movements onto the campus through the stairwells, up to the roof, across the roof to a shooting location," Beau Mason, Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner, told reporters on Thursday. 

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"After the shooting, we were able to track his movements as he moved to the other side of the building, jumped off of the building and fled, off of the campus and into a neighborhood," Mason added. 

Investigators search a taped-off area in Orem, Utah, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025.  (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)

State troopers did not provide a timeline for when the building would reopen to the media. 

"Items left in the Courtyard and Losee Center are not available to be picked up at this time due to the investigation," according to the message on the school's website

Losee Center for Student Success, known as the Losee Center or "LC" for short, is a student resource center. Students can seek personal and professional guidance at the LC from school specialists, coordinators and other counselors, according to UVU's website. 

Charlie Kirk speaks before he is shot during Turning Point's visit to Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP)

Investigators have also collected a footwear impression, a palm print and forearm imprints for analysis, according to the media release. 

Mason told reporters on Thursday morning that investigators have searched nearby neighborhoods, "contacting anybody they can with doorbell cameras, witnesses and and a thoroughly worked through those communities, trying to identify any leads."

The FBI is offering up to a $100,000 reward for information leading to the shooter's identification and arrest. 

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Earlier on Thursday, authorities canceled a press conference scheduled for 12:45 p.m. MT, citing "rapid developments in our investigation."

Deirdre Heavey is a politics writer for Fox News Digital. 

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