"Kash Patel, the director of the FBI, has said that DNA evidence found by investigators links the man accused of killing rightwing political activist Charlie Kirk to the fatal attack despite his alleged refusal to cooperate with authorities after his arrest. Speaking on the conservative-friendly Fox News network on Monday morning, Patel said that DNA found on a towel wrapped around the rifle believed to have been used to kill Kirk matches that of the suspect in custody, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson."
"Patel also said that additional DNA found on a screwdriver recovered from the roof of a building on the UVU campus also has been positively processed for the suspect in custody. The rifle itself, Patel added, is currently being processed at the federal Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) laboratories in Maryland."
"The written note we believe did exist, and we have evidence to show what was in that note, which is, and I'm going to summarize the suspect wrote a note 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. Patel said there was evidence that the note existed at the home Robinson shared with his partner but it was destroyed. We have found forensic evidence of the note, and we have confirmed what that note says because of our aggressive interview posture at the FBI, Patel said."
Kash Patel, director of the FBI, said DNA found on a towel wrapped around the rifle believed to have been used to kill Charlie Kirk matches 22-year-old suspect Tyler Robinson. The arrest of Robinson was announced Friday, two days into a manhunt after Kirk's killing at Utah Valley University. Robinson ultimately turned himself in after a relative recognized him in released suspect photos. Additional DNA on a screwdriver recovered from a UVU roof also matched Robinson. The rifle is being processed at ATF laboratories in Maryland. Investigators found forensic evidence of a pre-shooting note stating, 'I have the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and I'm going to take it.' The note at Robinson's home had reportedly been destroyed.
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