Key Takeaways
- DNA Matches Confirmed: FBI testing shows Tyler Robinson’s DNA on both a towel covering the rifle and a screwdriver at the sniper’s perch.
- Written Confession: Forensic evidence confirms Robinson left a note admitting he intended to “take out Charlie Kirk.”
- Ongoing Investigation: While additional DNA on the rifle is being analyzed, Robinson remains uncooperative with federal investigators.
The FBI revealed that evidence is stacking up against Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin. On Monday morning, Director Kash Patel revealed on Fox & Friends that DNA samples from the crime scene directly tie 22-year-old Tyler Robinson to the plot.
Investigators found Robinson’s DNA on a towel used to cover the rifle later ditched in nearby woods, as well as on a screwdriver left at the sniper’s perch atop the Utah Valley University rooftop. Patel noted that forensic teams also recovered remnants of a handwritten note where Robinson admitted he had the chance to “take out Charlie Kirk” and was “going to take it.”
“Even though it was destroyed – we have found forensic evidence of the note and we have confirmed what the note said because of our aggressive interview posture at the FBI,” Patel explained.
Additional DNA recovered from the .30 caliber, bolt-action rifle used in the shooting is still being analyzed, Patel said, while Robinson himself remains uncooperative.