The alleged assailant of Charlie Kirk wrote that he had the “opportunity to eliminate” the conservative influencer and would “seize it,” according to a statement from former FBI official Kash Patel. The message was written prior to Wednesday’s attack, Patel told Fox News, though the exact form of the communication remains unclear; Patel described it both as a “note” and a “text message exchange.” The FBI chief reported the text was later “destroyed” but was recovered by investigators.
Furthermore, Patel stated that DNA evidence recovered from a screwdriver and a towel—both found alongside the rifle used to kill Charlie Kirk—is a match for the alleged killer, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson. Patel added that Robinson’s family told investigators he had “subscribed to a left-wing ideology.”