Law Enforcement Official Tells NYT That Report on Kirk Shooter's Political Views Could Be Inaccurate

"Two reporters with The New York Times urged caution over reports that the ammunition used by Charlie Kirk's killer had been engraved with transgender and anti-fascist ideology. Kirk was shot and killed as he interacted with the crowd at a Prove Me Wrong debate on the campus of Utah Valley University on Wednesday. The conservative activist had just been asked a question about how many transgender mass shooters there had been in relation to mass shootings overall when a bullet struck his neck."

"According to a preliminary internal report circulated inside the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, federal and local officials recovered ammunition with the shooter's rifle that appeared to be engraved with statements expressing transgender and anti-fascist ideology,' Thrush and Barrett wrote. But a senior law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the investigation cautioned that report had not been verified by the A.T.F. analysts, did not match other summaries of the evidence, and might turn out to have been misread or misinterpreted."

"In fast-moving investigations, such status reports are not made public because they often contain a mixture of accurate and inaccurate information. The shooter's rifle was reportedly recovered Wednesday night in a wooded area near the Utah university campus. The Journal cited an internal law-enforcement bulletin and a person familiar with the investigation to report about the alleged ideology engraved on the ammunition. Conservative commentator Steven Crowder posted a screenshot of the ATF email. The post received close to 20 million views on X."

Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while greeting the crowd at a Prove Me Wrong debate at Utah Valley University after being asked about transgender involvement in mass shootings. Officials recovered the shooter’s rifle in a wooded area near the campus and federal and local officials reportedly recovered ammunition that appeared to be engraved with statements expressing transgender and anti-fascist ideology. Those allegations have not been verified by ATF analysts, and a senior law enforcement official cautioned preliminary internal reports can contain misreads or inaccuracies. A screenshot of an ATF email was widely circulated on X, receiving close to 20 million views.

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