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Fri Jun 5, 2026, 01:58 PM
13 hrs ago

'Bullet That Killed Charlie Kirk Doesn't Match Tyler Robinson's Rifle, His Lawyers Claim'

"Lawyers for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk, argue in a new court filing that authorities have been unable to link the bullet that killed the conservative activist to a gun 'allegedly tied' to their client."

"The claim is found in a motion to delay an upcoming preliminary hearing scheduled for May, during which a judge will decide whether the case will proceed."

"Robinson's defense team claims that an Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms (ATF) summary report indicated that the agency 'was unable to identify the bullet recovered at autopsy to the rifle allegedly tied to Mr. Robinson.' "

" 'Although the State has not indicated an intent to produce this report at the preliminary hearing, the defense may very well decide to offer the testimony of the ATF firearm analyst as exculpatory evidence,' the filing states."

Article at link:

https://people.com/bullet-killed-charlie-kirk-doesnt-match-tyler-robinson-rifle-lawyers-claim-11938079

And:

'Did a bullet analysis clear Charlie Kirk's suspected killer? What an 'inconclusive' result means'

"New court filings in Utah's case against Tyler Robinson, the suspect in Charlie Kirk's murder, gave way to widespread claims that a bullet analysis exonerates him."

"Robinson's lawyers wrote in a March 27 court filing that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was 'unable to identify the bullet recovered at autopsy to the rifle allegedly tied to Mr. Robinson.' "

"In a previous court filing from March 10, lawyers for news media seeking public disclosure quoted an ATF report that the defense counsel had cited. The report compared a bullet jacket fragment from Kirk's autopsy to a recovered rifle and determined the comparison to be 'inconclusive.' "

"These led to reports, including a March 30 Daily Mail headline that read, 'Bullet used to kill Charlie Kirk did NOT match rifle allegedly used by suspect Tyler Robinson, new court filing claims.' "

Article at link:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/did-a-bullet-analysis-clear-charlie-kirks-suspected-killer-what-an-inconclusive-result-means

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5 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

Who? Mz Pip 15 hrs ago #1
Exactly edhopper 15 hrs ago #3
Same reason almost no one talked about him while he was alive. Scrivener7 15 hrs ago #2
Inconvenient... SheltieLover 15 hrs ago #7
Okay MustLoveBeagles 15 hrs ago #17
Right? They kept that one under wraps, didn't they! Scrivener7 13 hrs ago #42
Here: sop 13 hrs ago #43
Thank you MustLoveBeagles 13 hrs ago #47
I didn't know that either canetoad 11 hrs ago #69
I do t know why... JPK 15 hrs ago #4
Mr. Diamond got one of those last week too. Diamond_Dog 15 hrs ago #11
Oh I did..,, SallyHemmings 15 hrs ago #16
Where I live there are still signs asking us to remember Charlie Kirk n/t Alpeduez21 15 hrs ago #5
Why even bring him up? BlueTsunami2018 15 hrs ago #6
Personally, I hate NAZIs. Kid Berwyn 15 hrs ago #8
I didn't like him either MustLoveBeagles 14 hrs ago #22
I was going to mention him , but dweller 15 hrs ago #9
No idea to whom you refer NewHendoLib 15 hrs ago #10
He makes a shitty martyr figure EYESORE 9001 15 hrs ago #12
same reason as rush limpballs RT Atlanta 15 hrs ago #13
Rush who? sop 14 hrs ago #36
Obviously, I didn't agree with him at all, but I'll give Limbaugh his due - he was one of the greats of radio Midwestern Democrat 13 hrs ago #45
eh. marble falls 10 hrs ago #81
Only Regret modrepub 12 hrs ago #60
Because you can only force so much shit on people malaise 15 hrs ago #14
I did find this update ...... H2O Man 15 hrs ago #19
LOL malaise 15 hrs ago #21
On the day that H2O Man 14 hrs ago #24
Re on the day he was killed ....As we say here malaise 14 hrs ago #25
Much like yourself, H2O Man 14 hrs ago #32
You have me cracking up here😀 malaise 14 hrs ago #37
We will get rain H2O Man 13 hrs ago #50
Bwaaaaah!😀 malaise 12 hrs ago #65
Lucky I checked. H2O Man 11 hrs ago #71
Two disasters malaise 11 hrs ago #73
Many people do not recognize H2O Man 11 hrs ago #75
You're in fine form malaise 11 hrs ago #76
I spent half the day thinking he was Ben Shapiro until my youngest corrected me and told me who he was Quiet Em 13 hrs ago #40
Wait!!!!!! H2O Man 13 hrs ago #48
hahahaha Quiet Em 13 hrs ago #51
If one goes on H2O Man 13 hrs ago #53
They are. CivicGrief 15 hrs ago #15
That shouldn't be allowed in schools MustLoveBeagles 15 hrs ago #18
He's dead, still HAB911 15 hrs ago #20
Confirmation #2 H2O Man 14 hrs ago #26
LOL, many people are also saying HAB911 14 hrs ago #31
Exactly! H2O Man 14 hrs ago #35
This thread is malaise 13 hrs ago #38
I agree. H2O Man 13 hrs ago #52
Because nobody needs to remember a racist POS after he's dead? struggle4progress 14 hrs ago #23
That's what he was. RandySF 14 hrs ago #27
Is that the guy who was shot by a young republican? Emile 14 hrs ago #28
The canonization of Charlie Kirk, GarColga 14 hrs ago #29
Who? Sailingdiver 14 hrs ago #30
Because he got reincarnated into his odious wife mr715 14 hrs ago #33
Well, he hasn't done anything lately. MineralMan 14 hrs ago #34
We're Too Busy Carving His Likeness From Carrara Marble..... ColoringFool 13 hrs ago #39
Well, shithead appointed his wife to host his bullshit fight. Initech 13 hrs ago #41
Being a widow can be lucrative! struggle4progress 9 hrs ago #84
Same reason as Jeffrey Epstein. usonian 13 hrs ago #44
We're all just waitng for his wife to start her OF page Johnny2X2X 13 hrs ago #46
Just eww Aviation Pro 11 hrs ago #78
Not much BlueWaveNeverEnd 13 hrs ago #49
Because he was a filthy, disgusting bigoted misogynist. Aristus 13 hrs ago #54
I didn't know who he was until he died The Blue Flower 13 hrs ago #55
I knew who he was, but I was not only surprised that he got shot, but Vogon_Glory 13 hrs ago #56
I thought he looked like buzzycrumbhunger 12 hrs ago #58
Same with me Kaleva 12 hrs ago #63
Who's MW67 13 hrs ago #57
Never heard of him. AverageOldGuy 12 hrs ago #59
I would guess that most people had no idea who he was until he was killed. LoisB 12 hrs ago #61
They are in Iowa.... JT45242 12 hrs ago #62
He was an unknown to most people Kaleva 12 hrs ago #64
He's dead ZDU 12 hrs ago #66
I had never heard of him when he died. CozyMystery 12 hrs ago #67
Most people learned the name of Charlie Kirk after he was killed jmowreader 12 hrs ago #68
Isn't his face going on the new $86.47 denomination currency? Thunderbeast 11 hrs ago #70
Yes, it is. H2O Man 11 hrs ago #72
Recommended. H2O Man 11 hrs ago #74
Because he's a corpse Aviation Pro 11 hrs ago #77
Because he was a piece of shit? louis-t 11 hrs ago #79
Chalkie Birk? Who's that????? marble falls 11 hrs ago #80
Charlie Kirk's wife remembers him very fondly. Norrrm 10 hrs ago #82
Because the public has an attention span of a gnat and he is not longer here making news. There is so much Pisces 9 hrs ago #83
He's not useful to either side now that he's dead. OC375 9 hrs ago #85
The less the better purr-rat beauty 9 hrs ago #86
I never cared about this asshole LetMyPeopleVote 7 hrs ago #87
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