Charlie Kirk Murder Suspect Linked To Crime Scene Evidence Through Dna Match, Fbi Director Says

The man accused of fatally shooting blimpish influencer Charlie Kirk astatine a Utah assemblage past week has been linked to grounds recovered astatine nan segment done DNA sequencing, FBI Director Kash Patel said Monday.

Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old from Utah, was arrested and faces charges of aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing superior bodily injury, and obstruction of justness successful relationship pinch nan shooting past Wednesday astatine Utah Valley University.

He is being held successful Utah County Jail and is expected to beryllium charged connected Tuesday. It is not instantly clear if he has a lawyer.

Robinson's actions were premeditated and based connected his political, left-leaning beliefs, Patel said Monday successful an question and reply connected "Fox & Friends."

"His family has collectively told investigators that he subscribed to left-wing ideology, and moreover much truthful successful these past mates of years, and he had a matter connection speech — he, nan suspect, pinch different individual — successful which he claimed that he had an opportunity to return retired Charlie Kirk, and he was going to do it because of his hatred for what Charlie stood for, " nan FBI head said.

Patel said that DNA matching Robinson was recovered connected a towel allegedly wrapped astir a firearm that was discarded successful a wooded area adjacent nan university. The DNA was besides recovered connected a screwdriver recovered connected a rooftop, Patel said.

Patel added connected "Fox & Friends" that he and FBI agents "walked nan full crime scene" aft he arrived successful Utah and recovered nan evidence.

"I tin study coming that nan DNA hits from nan towel that was wrapped astir nan firearm and nan DNA connected nan screwdriver are positively processed for nan fishy successful custody," Patel said.

Patel besides defended his grounds successful handling nan case, which has received crisp criticism complete alleged "grandstanding" and nan announcement that "the subject" was successful custody soon earlier that personification was released without charge.

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