The FBI is investigating a string of curious ‘theories and questions’ about Charlie Kirk‘s shooting which exploded on social media in the aftermath of his assassination.
Director Kash Patel announced Sunday the bureau is probing whether accused gunman Tyler Robinson had help carrying out the killing at Utah Valley University.
Agents are also examining peculiar hand gestures made by spectators in the crowd, along with ‘stilted’ text messages Robinson exchanged with his lover that raised alarms over their odd, awkward wording.
‘We are examining every facet of this assassination,’ the FBI boss announced on X Sunday afternoon, while 200,000 people gathered in Arizona for Kirk’s funeral.
Patel said officials are ‘meticulously investigating theories and questions’ including ‘the location from where the shot was taken’ and ‘the possibility of accomplices’.
Agents are also probing ‘the text message confession and related conversations’, ‘Discord chats’, ‘the angle of the shot and bullet impact’, and ‘how the weapon was transported’, he said.
Patel added that they would also look into ‘hand gestures observed as potential ‘signals’ near Charlie at the time of his assassination, and visitors to the alleged shooter’s residence in the hours and days leading up to September 10′.
‘To protect the integrity of the investigation and subsequent prosecution, we cannot release every piece of information we have to the public right now,’ Patel said. ‘We will ensure every question is addressed at the appropriate moment.’
The push for transparency comes after the FBI was criticized for failing to find Robinson for 33 hours until his family turned him in, and for wrongfully detaining two other men during the search.
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