(Washington) DNA traces taken from two objects found near the place of the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk correspond to the DNA of the suspect held by the authorities, the director of the FBI Kash Patel announced on Monday.
Five days after this drama that struck America and underlined its political fractures, the investigation is tightening around Tyler Robinson, the 22 -year -old man arrested Thursday evening and who does not cooperate with the investigators.
Many pieces of conviction have been collected by the police, “including a screwdriver, which was found on the roof” of the Utah university campus, from which the shooter was positioned.
A “rolled” towel of the bezel rifle was also found on the scene, the FBI boss, the federal police in charge of the investigation on Monday on Fox News on Monday.
“I can announce today that the traces of DNA of the towel rolled around the firearm and the DNA on the screwdriver correspond with the suspect currently detained,” said Kash Patel.
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FBI director Kash Patel
Criticized for his action since the start of the case, the head of the FBI also mentions a word left by the suspect before taking action.
“The suspect wrote, basically,” I have the opportunity to eliminate Charlie Kirk, and I will seize it, “he said, adding that the FBI had” proofs “of this note, destroyed since.
If Tyler Robinson had “a leftist ideology”, according to the Governor of Utah, no specific mobile has been advanced for this assassination.
The alleged murderer, a brilliant student in high school, raised in the Faith Mormone by republican parents, must be formally charged on Tuesday.
The assassination of Charlie Kirk, one of the most popular young influencers on the American right, marks a revival of political violence in the United States.
Donald Trump, close to the influencer, confirmed that he would attend a tribute ceremony organized in Arizona on Sunday in a stadium of more than 63,000 places.
