A high powered rifle, id as weapon used to kill Charlie Kirk found as killer etched transgender & anti fascist ideations on bullets [PHOTOS]

FBI officials said they discovered a high-powered bolt-action rifle in wooded areas near where Charlie Kirk was slain yesterday, which they believe was used by the unidentified gunman, who is still at large.

The manhunt for Kirk's assassin started its second day on Thursday, after the conservative firebrand was shot in the middle of a speech at Utah Value University at 12.20 p.m. on Wednesday.

According to FBI officials, the weapon, a.30 caliber hunting rifle, was wrapped in a towel and included a spent bullet in the chamber.

Another three unspent rounds were recovered in the magazine, all with text on them, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The bullet used to kill conservative activist Charlie Kirk was engraved with transgender and anti-fascist ideology according to the report.

Robert Bohls, special agent in charge of the bureau’s Salt Lake City field office, said agents recovered a ‘high-powered bolt action rifle’ from a wooded area.

According to Bohls, the assassin – who has since been described as a male of college age – fled to the wooded area after the shooting.

Agents say according to video footage of the suspect, the gunman managed to blend in with students on the college campus, having just arrived at the Orem area campus shortly before noon.

After making the fatal shot, authorities say he jumped from the roof of the building, before fleeing the campus into a neighborhood.

Bohls said that the weapon was sent to an FBI lab for further analysis, with officials also finding palm imprint, forearm imprints and a ‘footwear impression’ of the suspect on the scene.

Transgender mass shootings

Kirk was receiving questions from the crowd inside the Sorensen Center courtyard on campus before the fatal incident.

'Do you know how many transgender Americans have committed mass shootings in the previous ten years?' the guy inquired. Kirk said, 'Too many.'

The questioner then asked, "Do you know how many mass shooters there have been in America over the last ten years?"

Counting or not counting gang violence? Kirk asked. Then one shot rang out. Kirk slumped over as the audience went crazy.

The Utah Department of Public Safety said that approximately 3,000 persons were in attendance. The gunman continues to remain at large.