6 h. ago Why understanding the Charlie Kirk shooting suspect may be harder than we thought

‘Irony poisoning’ and competition to be the smartest and least sincere person online means we might never really know the substantive ideology behind the killing, writes Andrew Griffin

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7 h. ago DNA evidence found near scene of Charlie Kirk's shooting matches suspect, FBI director says

FBI Director Kash Patel says DNA on a towel wrapped around a rifle found near where conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated matches that of the 22-year-old accused in the killing

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8 h. ago Kash Patel defends FBI’s handling of Charlie Kirk shooting and says suspect motivated by ‘hatred’ of conservative’s beliefs

FBI chief says that he was ‘transparent with the public’ over the agency’s findings in real-time

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12 h. ago Charlie Kirk shooting suspect had ‘very different ideology’ than conservative family, Utah governor says

Spencer Cox said suspect had been ‘radicalized’ and was in relationship with person transitioning from male to femaleThe Utah governor, Spencer Cox, has said the man suspected of killing Charlie Kirk comes “from a conservative family” but that “his ideology was very different than his family”.On Sunday, the Republican governor said Tyler Robinson, 22, was in relationship with a person “transitioning from male to female”, and that investigators were continuing to explore a possible motive in the attack. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Charlie Kirk shooting suspect joked 'doppelganger' killed Donald Trump ally, messages reveal

Tyler Robinson, 22, told an online chatroom a lookalike killed the conservative activist, 31, with a rifle at Utah Valley University on Thursday

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16 h. ago New video shows Charlie Kirk murder suspect Tyler Robinson ‘stalking Utah campus’ hours before shooting: Live

Utah Governor Spencer Cox says suspect radicalized online and ‘not cooperating’ as motive remains unclear

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25 h. ago New video appears to show Charlie Kirk murder suspect stalking campus hours before shooting: Live updates

Gov Spencer Cox says suspect radicalized online and ‘not cooperating,’ as motive remains unclear

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25 h. ago Charlie Kirk shooting suspect was on the left but motive still unclear, Utah governor says

Accused gunman Tyler Robinson’s alleged political views differed from conservative family, according to officials

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26 h. ago Kirk shooting suspect had ‘very different ideology’ than conservative family, Utah governor says

Spencer Cox says suspect, who isn’t cooperating with officials, had been ‘radicalized’ and was in relationship with person transitioning from male to femaleThe Utah governor, Spencer Cox, on Sunday told national talkshows that the man suspected of killing Turning Point USA executive director Charlie Kirk was living with and in a relationship with a person “transitioning from male to female” as investigators continue exploring a possible motive in the attack.The Republican politician’s comments came four days after Kirk – a critic of gay and transgender rights – was shot to death from a distance with a rifle during an event at Utah Valley University shortly after asserting that “too many” trans people had committed mass shootings in the US. In reality, according to what the nonpartisan Gun Violence Archive said to NBC News, only about a tenth of 1% of such cases over the previous decade have allegedly been carried out by trans people. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Shooting suspect had ‘very different ideology’ than conservative family, Utah governor says

Spencer Cox says suspect had been ‘radicalized’, and had a romantic partner transitioning from male to femaleThe Utah governor, Spencer Cox, on Sunday told national talkshows that the man suspected of killing Turning Point USA executive director Charlie Kirk was living with and in a relationship with a person “transitioning from male to female” as investigators continue exploring a possible motive in the attack.The Republican politician’s comments came four days after Kirk – a critic of gay and transgender rights – was shot to death from a distance with a rifle during an event at Utah Valley University while speaking with a student about mass shootings in the US and trans people. Nonetheless, Cox stopped short of saying that officials had determined the suspect’s partner’s alleged status was a factor in Kirk’s killing. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Charlie Kirk murder suspect radicalized online and ‘not cooperating,’ Utah Gov says as motive still unclear: Live updates

Gov Spencer Cox says trans partner 'incredibly cooperative' and 'had no idea this was happening'

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31 h. ago Utah governor says it's too soon to be sure of motive on Kirk shooting but suspect was on the left

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says investigators are not yet ready to discuss a motive in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk but the 22-year-old who was arrested leaned to the left

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33 h. ago Charlie Kirk murder suspect joked with friends that his ‘doppelganger’ was the shooter: Live updates

Competing theories swirl online over motive for assassination of Turning Point USA founder as widow, Erika Kirk, says ‘American Comeback’ tour will continue

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33 h. ago Charlie Kirk murder suspect 'joked with pals about manhunt' and 'doppelganger'

Tyler Robinson allegedly joked with his friends online about the Charlie Kirk shooting, even claiming the suspect was his 'doppelganger', before he was arrested

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36 h. ago Charlie Kirk suspect Tyler Robinson seen driving near campus hours before shooting in new CCTV footage

Newly released footage shows Charlie Kirk murder suspect Tyler Robinson patrolling a residential street near Utah Valley university, hours before the shooting.

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37 h. ago Murder suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting ‘lived with trans partner’

The partner, who lives with Kyle Robinson in a three-bedroom apartment in Utah, is ‘fully co-operating’ with the FBI

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46 h. ago Charlie Kirk shooting suspect 'was living with transgender partner who handed over texts about assassination plot to the police'

Father-of-two Mr Kirk, 31, was gunned down on Wednesday as he answered a question about transgender gun violence in front of a 3,000-strong crowd at Utah Valley University.

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49 h. ago Charlie Kirk murder suspect on ‘special watch’ in Utah jail as search for motive continues: Live updates

Competing theories swirl online over motive for assassination of Turning Point USA founder as widow, Erika Kirk, says ‘American Comeback’ tour will continue

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53 h. ago Charlie Kirk’s widow vows to uphold his legacy as debate rages over suspect Tyler Robinson’s motive: Live updates

Erika Kirk says ‘American Comeback’ tour will continue as competing theories swirl online over motive for assassination of Turning Point USA founder

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58 h. ago Inside Tyler Robinson's life as Charlie Kirk suspect went from 'quiet' teen to 'assassin'

Tyler Robinson, 22, has been identified as the suspect in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and is said to have become 'more political' in recent years

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