"The killing of far-right influencer Charlie Kirk last month by a 22-year-old suspect has brought into focus the epidemic of gun violence in the United States. While Kirk was a victim of political violence, investigators are now pointing to a growing trend where shooters are not necessarily inspired by a clear-cut political ideology."
"The description appeared in a March search warrant application involving a Wisconsin teenager who was active on a Telegram network dubbed Terrorgram. Nikita Casap, now 18, is accused of killing his mother and stepfather in part of a larger plot to assassinate President Donald Trump, foment a political revolution and save the white race from Jewish-controlled politicians, investigators said, quoting from a document on Casap's phone."
The killing of far-right influencer Charlie Kirk by a 22-year-old suspect has highlighted the broader epidemic of gun violence and evolving motivations behind political and apolitical attacks. Investigators note a growing trend of shooters who lack clear political ideology but are driven by a desire to gamify or glorify real-world violence. Federal officials have adopted the label 'nihilistic violent extremists' for perpetrators who act from hatred of society and aim to sow indiscriminate chaos and collapse. Court filings in a Wisconsin case involving Nikita Casap link online networks like Terrorgram to plots mixing racist and anti-government aims. NCITE identified more than two dozen federal cases matching this classification.
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