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The suspected murder weapon, a high-powered bolt-action rifle, was recovered in a wooded area near a parking lot, said Robert Bohls, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Salt Lake City office.

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The recovered weapon, a high-powered bolt-action rifle, was found in a wooded area near Utah Valley University, where Kirk was shot Wednesday while addressing hundreds of students.

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Bolts said investigators recovered what they believe the weapon used in the shooting: a high-powered bolt action rifle in a wooded area where the shooter had fled.

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An officer was seriously injured after Phillips fired at him with a high-powered rifle.

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Expect some considerable haggling with the OBR from the freshly recruited array of high-powered Downing Street economists.

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