Patel says FBI investigating 'possibility of accomplices' in Kirk shooting

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: ABC News

September 21, 2025, 6:39 PM


During Charlie Kirk's memorial service on Sunday, FBI Director Kash Patel posted an update on the investigation of Kirk's assassination, saying the FBI is "pursuing every lead." Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested and charged with Kirk's murder, but Patel said the FBI is looking into the "possibility of accomplices."

"We are meticulously investigating theories and questions, including the location from where the shot was taken, the possibility of accomplices, the text message confession and related conversations, Discord chats, the angle of the shot and bullet impact, how the weapon was transported, 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, 2025," Patel said in a post on X.

Patel made similar assertions during two days of House and Senate oversight hearings last week.

The online messaging platform Discord confirmed reports that about two hours before Robinson was taken into custody, he allegedly posted messages to a small group of friends on the platform that said, "Hey guys, I have bad news for you all … It was me at UVU yesterday. im sorry for all of this."

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/patel-fbi-investigating-possibility-accomplices-kirk-shooting/story?id=125796980

[markodochartaigh]

1. I hope that Bill and Hillary have good alibis.

Seriously though the guy in the black shirt with the hand signals and the guy in the white shirt with the camera seem odd.

[JohnnyRingo]

11. I was thinking Obama, but good one.

I don't trust much of what Patel says. We'll see the evidence.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. MO: Keep looking until you can pin it on a Democrat.

[AZJonnie]

3. Let me guess

His accomplices were "Shifty" Schiff, AOC, Nancy Pelosi, Kamalamaladingdong, in conjunction with Dr. Fauci, a clandestine gaggle of Haitian Immigrants, MS-13 members, RuPaul, Rosie O'Donnell, and the entire cast and production crew of 60 Minutes?

[Botany]

4. So the head of the FBI is now posting on social media about a potential criminal investigation?

This crosses every line. He is not qualified for the position he holds.

Btw the DUer in this thread had it exactly right with this:

MO: Keep looking until you can pin it on a Democrat.

[berniesandersmittens]

7. And when asked questions by Congress they say they can't

speak about matters currently under investigation.

This whole admin is corrupt, from the top to the bottom.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

17. Corrupt and feckless...

... and to any MAGAt lurkers, "feckless" has nothing to do with not being able to fornicate.

[travelingthrulife]

10. They want this case to disappear.

The MAGA shooter seems like he came from wealth. Can't have their lives upset.

[Botany]

13. The right is selling the lie that the left is somehow behind the murder of Kirk.

Kirk = Jesus = Trump.

Seig Heil mit Herr Miller not a Goebbels like speech but exactly a Goebbels speech.

[Irish_Dem]

5. They are trying to pin it on the trans roommate?

[Walleye]

6. I don't believe one word from this current FBI. All they do is lie.

Somebody should take a look to see who’s making so much money on this killing

[PSPS]

19. The rich widow is one poised to reap the continued grift

[Walleye]

20. And she has probably already figured out how to avoid paying taxes on any of it. They are such "patriots"

[3Hotdogs]

8. Let's see --- top of the list, Joe Biden. Followed by Kamala, Jasmine Crockett,

Jack Smi - aw fuck it.

Just take a picture of Congress from the speaker's platform. Anyone on the left side of the floor, indict the fucke

Wait.

Why even go through the bother of a grand jury?

[travelingthrulife]

9. lol. Gotta be a liberal somewhere on which we can pin this MAGA's murder of a fellow MAGA.

[marble falls]

12. From where do I claim my reward ...

[Lonestarblue]

14. Patel is desperately looking for anyone who can be accused of being from a Democratic family.

[NYC Liberal]

15. "investigating the possibility" - So this isn't based on any actual evidence.

We are meticulously investigating theories and questions

In other words, they don't have anything. Pretty sure any murder investigation includes looking into possible accomplices.

[BumRushDaShow]

18. It's like "concepts of a plan"

[Prairie Gates]

21. This is exactly correct, and pretty much what they've been doing

They take something completely ordinary, and then punch it up as if they're doing something remarkable.

Every murder investigation will do at least a cursory examination to determine whether there are accomplices. I mean, duh. Here, they punch up that utterly ordinary task with the words you identified: "We are meticulously investigating theories and questions..."

This is essentially corporate bullshit coming out of the FBI director. He's saying almost nothing, as you correctly state. Good post!

[NYC Liberal]

25. They are really desperate to find ANYTHING they can use to blame it on the left.

I’m guessing the trans roommate (if that’s true) had absolutely nothing to do with it and had no knowledge. Otherwise you can be damn sure they would be shouting about it from the rooftops.

Now they need something else. My guess is all the evidence points to the shooter being some flavor of right-wing, so we will probably stop hearing much more about the whole thing soon. The guy will be tried and convicted and rot in prison.

[azureblue]

16. cleless Patel making noise

to try to rebuild his ruined reputation. He has nothing to go on and no brain to go on with. So he will lie and try to create a "Bad" Democrat out of thin air. Watch.. Then it will backfire on him..

[Martin68]

22. Setting himself up for another major fail. Patel is truly stupid. The perfect Trump appointee. Thick as a brick.

[vanlassie]

27. He peaked at Nunes' staff assistant.

[underpants]

30. He's chasing X conspiracy theories. There's no way it doesn't end up back with the Groypers.

I’ve seen all the crazy “what ifs” mentioned by him on X and Facebook. More crazy below.

The almost certainly shooter is a Groyper. Follower of Nick Fuentes, bitter rival of Kirk’s. Fuentes came out and basically admitted it the best night saying any of his followers who “took up arms against rivals” would be “disowned”.

All the language etched on the rounds was immediately recognized by people who watch these groups as part of the canon and dogma of Groypers.

Are you ready?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220662720

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

23. While you're at is maybe you can find out if Elvis is still alive

[BumRushDaShow]

24. Or

find where Jimmy Hoffa's body is. Geraldo Rivera certainly couldn't find it on his own!!11!!11

[Ocelot II]

26. He's trying to find a federal nexus so he and AG Barbie can try the case in federal court.

If he can find accomplices or coconspirators who participated in planning the shooting using the Internet, which is an instrumentality of interstate commerce, he can prosecute Robinson in federal court. This would not take the case away from Utah, since there can be parallel prosecutions (though the outcome, the death penalty, would be the same in either case). But Patel stepped pretty hard on his dick during the initial investigation, and he probably figures that if the feds can take the lead in the prosecution he might look less of a putz.

[underpants]

31. I love your analysis. The interstate connection is that he's a Groyper (Fuentes)

The language is all the same. There’s a pic of him doing a stance that’s basically a Groyper gang sign.

I took Kimmel”s “….anyone but them” was alluding to that.

You’re right he has to find something outside of Utah but it’s going to take some serious control. So far Utah has appeared to be as insular as stereotyped. Kirk is the savior of distraction but there’s always a time to get to the next story. Jesus they are ALL in on Kirk. It’s like the Epstein files, they got in waste deep and can’t get out.

[Ocelot II]

32. They got the murderer of Melissa Hortman on federal charges

even though he never left Minnesota, because he had used the Internet, US mail and GPS to plan the murder and to stalk the victims (stalking using instrumentalities of interstate commerce for the purpose of inflicting fear, harm or death is a federal crime), and for using a firearm in connection with that federal crime. I think Patel is looking for a similar nexus. (Boelter is also being prosecuted on murder and attempted murder charges in Minnesota, which means he can't be pardoned.)

[LuvLoogie]

28. Patel: Well for one thing. We'd like to know why one member of the chat left to go walk his dog.

The chat member said, and I quote. "Sick! Guys, I have to go walk my dog."

Now everyone knows that "Sick." means "Cool" or "Awesome" in today's lingo. And going to walk your dog when a human has just been brutally murdered suggests more concern for an animals comfort than the sanctity of human life. Is this a member of that radical leftist group PETA?

Karoline Leavitt the next day. " We know that one of the ring leaders was a possible member of PETA and other leftist groups like Antifa."

[johnnyfins]

29. Yep. Drag this out as long as possible.

Epstein cover. Watch...

[Wiz Imp]

33. They lie about everything

The online messaging platform Discord confirmed reports that about two hours before Robinson was taken into custody, he allegedly posted messages to a small group of friends on the platform that said, "Hey guys, I have bad news for you all … It was me at UVU yesterday. im sorry for all of this."

If that's true, then why wasn't it included in the transcript in the charging document?

[LudwigPastorius]

34. "hand signals"...

What is this, the Federal Bureau of QAnon?

I bet Patel has already reached the conclusion that the trans roommate, in collaboration with George Soros, is guilty...and now he just needs to work backward and 'find' the evidence.