WASHINGTON (AP) — Hours after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, FBI Director Kash Patel declared online that “the subject” in the killing was in custody. The shooter was not. The two men who had been detained were quickly released, and Utah officials acknowledged that the gunman remained at large.

What You Need To Know • FBI Director Kash Patel is bracing for scrutiny over his leadership of the Charlie Kirk investigation and other areas when he appears before Congress this coming week • He raised eyebrows hours after Kirk's killing when he posted on X that “the subject” in the killing was in custody when he in fact remained on the loose • That confusion was an early misstep in an investigation that has become the most consequential test of Patel's young career

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