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Charlie Kirk was a dominant figure in conservative politics who became a confidant of President Donald Trump after founding Arizona-based Turning Point USA

Officials announced DNA found at the crime scene of Charlie Kirk’s death links the alleged suspect to the death of the conservative influencer, according to FBI Director Kash Patel. Kirk’s shooter wrote he planned to “take out” the conservative because he “hated” his views, Kash Patel revealed early Monday.The crucial information came from a towel that covered the murder weapon when it was ditched — as well as a screwdriver found in the sniper’s nest on a roof, Patel told “Fox & Friends.”ALSO READ: After Charlie Kirk’s fatal shooting, spotlight falls on Nick Fuentes and the ‘Groyper’ movement. All you need to know“I can report today that the DNA hits from the towel that was wrapped around the firearm and the DNA on the screwdriver are positively processed for the suspect in custody,” Patel said.Charlie Kirk was a dominant figure in conservative politics who became a confidant of President Donald Trump after founding Arizona-based Turning Point USA, one of the nation’s largest political organisations. He was shot Wednesday while speaking at Utah Valley University during one of his many campus stops. The shooting raised fears about increasing political violence in a deeply polarised United States.Live EventsWhy did Tyler Robinson kill Charlie Kirk?Investigators said Tyler Robinson carried a hatred for Kirk and ascribed to a “leftist ideology” that had grown in recent years. Robinson’s family and friends said he spent large amounts of time scrolling the “dark corners of the internet,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Sunday.ALSO READ: Charlie Kirk praised shooter Tyler Robinson’s religion moments before being gunned down? Shocking twist revealedRobinson had written in a note before the shooting that he had an opportunity to take out Kirk and was going to do it. Investigators were able to recover the note’s contents after it had been destroyed, the FBI director said, paraphrasing from the note without revealing more details.Officials say that Robinson may have been “radicalised” online and that ammunition found in the gun used to kill Kirk included anti-fascist and meme-culture language engravings. Court records show that one bullet casing had the message, “Hey, fascist! Catch!”The bolt-action hunting rifle found ditched nearby is still being tested, Patel said, teasing an impending announcement from the lab.Investigators “learned some shocking things” from Robinson’s family and friends — including his transgender boyfriend — while also confirming that he had increasingly become more left-wing, Patel said.ALSO READ: Charlie Kirk critic Nick Fuentes fantasied about marrying 16-year-old, compared Jews killed by Nazis to ‘cookies baked in oven’“He had a text message exchange with another individual in which he claimed that he had an opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk — and he was going to do it because of his hatred for what Charlie stood for,” Patel said.“The written note, we believe, did exist, and we have evidence to show what was in that note,” repeating that it was basically “saying, ‘I have the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I’m going to take it.’”“That note was written before the shooting,” the FBI director said, saying it had been the home Robinson shared with his boyfriend. “We have since learned that the note, even though it has been destroyed, we have found forensic evidence of the note, and we have confirmed what that note says.”ALSO READ: Ricky Hatton’s cause of death revealed? Ex- world boxing champion’s final moments hours before his demise capturedTyler Robinson not co-operatingKash Patel confirmed that Robinson is not cooperating with authorities, but many of those around him — including his family — have helped. “His family has collectively told investigators that he subscribed to left-wing ideology and even more so in these last couple of years,” he said.Robinson was arrested late Thursday near where he grew up around St. George, in the southwestern corner of Utah between Las Vegas and Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks. Robinson, 22, remains in custody and is set to be formally charged with murder on Tuesday.Kirk, a 31-year-old father of two, was killed by a single rifle shot during last week’s Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University in Orem, attended by some 3,000 people. Vice President JD Vance announced he will host Charlie Kirk’s show on Monday from the White House as a personal tribute to his fallen friend.Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now!
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