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

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Sep 11th, 2025, 3:25 pm

Two reporters with 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.

Glenn Thrush and Devlin Barrett wrote Thursday that the story about “ideology” etched on the ammunition that was first published by has not been verified

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