Unusual Early Announcements in a Sensitive Investigation

Officials said Friday that they have arrested the person they believe shot and killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk Wednesday. We discuss what we know about the alleged shooter, and why political violence seems to be on the rise.

This episode: political correspondent Ashley Lopez, justice correspondent Ryan Lucas, domestic extremism correspondent Odette Yousef, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro.

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