WASHINGTON: DNA discovered on the scene of the homicide of US conservative influencer Charlie Kirk has been matched to suspect Tyler Robinson, FBI director Kash Patel mentioned on Monday (Sep 15).
Robinson, 22, was arrested on Thursday after a 33-hour manhunt and is anticipated to be formally charged with the homicide later this week. Authorities mentioned the suspect used a sniper rifle to shoot Kirk with a single bullet to the neck from a rooftop.
“I can report in the present day that the DNA hits from the towel that was wrapped across the firearm and the DNA on the screwdriver are positively processed for the suspect in custody,” Patel mentioned on Fox Information on Monday morning, referring to a screwdriver recovered from the scene.
Patel additionally mentioned a be aware that Robinson is believed to have written earlier than the crime.
The be aware is “principally saying … ‘I’ve the chance to take out Charlie Kirk’, and I will take it that be aware was written earlier than the taking pictures”, Patel mentioned.
He added that the be aware was left on the suspect’s household dwelling.
“Although it has been destroyed, we have now discovered forensic proof of the be aware,” the FBI director mentioned.
Kirk, a detailed ally of US President Donald Trump, was shot on Wednesday throughout a talking occasion on a Utah college campus. He was the founding father of the conservative youth political group Turning Level USA.
The daddy-of-two used his audiences on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube to construct assist for conservative speaking factors, together with robust criticism of the transgender rights motion, and unfold fastidiously edited clips of his interactions throughout debates at his many school occasions.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox mentioned Robinson was romantically concerned with a transgender roommate and had “leftist ideology”.
