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BumRushDaShow

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Mon Sep 15, 2025, 01:27 PM Monday

Tyler Robinson Left Note Vowing to 'Take Out Charlie Kirk': FBI [View all]

Source: Newsweek

Published Sep 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM EDT | Updated Sep 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM EDT


FBI Director Kash Patel said Tyler Robinson, the suspected killer of Charlie Kirk, wrote a note stating his intention to "take out" the influential conservative activist. The new information provided by Patel is the latest development in the investigation into Robinson. Utah Governor Spencer Cox said on Sunday that investigators are still trying to pin down a motive for the attack on the Turning Point USA co-founder.

Why It Matters

Kirk, 31, was fatally shot at Utah Valley University in Orem on September 10 during a question-and-answer session on campus. His death has caused an outpouring of grief from his fans and followers, though some of his critics have celebrated his demise, raising concerns about more polarization and hostility in U.S. political life sparking violence.

What To Know

Patel, speaking to Fox & Friends on Monday, said the FBI had "forensic evidence" of the note, but that it had "since been destroyed."

Summarizing the note, Patel he that Robinson wrote, "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.

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/tyler-robinson-note-charlie-kirk-fbi-kash-patel-2129976



the FBI had "forensic evidence" of the note, but that it had "since been destroyed


That will fly in court, eh?
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Was it written in Sharpie? Wicked Blue Monday #1
No............................... Lovie777 Monday #2
Signed, Epstein's mother Blues Heron Monday #3
You owe me a keyboard! Ray Bruns Monday #9
... BumRushDaShow Monday #19
I don't trust a single utterance that comes from this person question everything Monday #4
The only reason he's there is to make stuff up. thought crime Monday #26
IOW a note stating intentions to act like Nick Fuentes and Laura Loomer talked? RockRaven Monday #5
I have forensic evidence of a winning Lottery ticket, but it has since been destroyed. Midnight Writer Monday #6
My possession of a winning Powerball ticket has been established by an aggressive interrogation posture Prairie Gates Monday #17
It doesn't need to fly in court, only fly in MAGA land. patphil Monday #7
MAGAland already made up their minds and manufactured some delusional scenario BumRushDaShow Monday #8
Kashyap Pramod Patel Nigrum Cattus Monday #10
Yeah, every killer writes a manifesto and then destroys it DenaliDemocrat Monday #11
The word 'Left' is in the headline. There it is! Proof! He was a left-winger!!! Aristus Monday #12
My BS detector goes off major on this "so called" take out note kimbutgar Monday #13
Wait, how is that left wing at all Diraven Monday #14
No, That Fact RobinA Monday #24
Rigggght! mzmolly Monday #15
The old pencil engraving on the next sheet in the notebook trick? Prairie Gates Monday #16
Exactly what I was thinking JoseBalow Monday #21
ROFL Prairie Gates Monday #22
You owe me a keyboard! TurboDem Monday #23
Hmm, makes you wonder, who have him that opportunity? 1WorldHope Monday #18
Apropos of the shooter's motivation for the crime, David Shuster posted... keep_left Monday #20
First Fabricate, then Gaslight. That's the MO. thought crime Monday #25
If the note had been destroyed, who destroyed it? lostincalifornia Monday #27
Googie eyes is getting desperate. Klarkashton Monday #28
And he did, he did . republianmushroom Monday #29
At this point, Patel could tell me that the sky was blue Hayabusa Monday #30
How can we trust anything the FBI says or does with Patel in charge ? ..nt Jarqui Monday #31
My bs detector goes off on this narrative! kimbutgar Tuesday #32
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