Alleged Killer Wrote He Had Chance to Take Out Kirk, ‘Was Going to Do It’: Patel

Suspected Assassin Told Pal He Had Chance to ‘Take Out’ Charlie Kirk, and He ‘Was Going to Do It,’ Kash Patel Tells Fox

Tom Durante Sep 15th, 2025, 8:50 am

FBI boss Kash Patel has revealed the contents of a text message exchange between Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer and a friend in which he said he had an opportunity to “take out Charlie Kirk” and he was “going to do it.”

Appearing on days after the arrest of suspected assassin Tyler Robinson , Patel said it was one of the “shocking” things he’s learned as a result of the federal investigation.

“He had a text message exchange, he, the suspect with another individual in which he claimed that he had an opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and he was going to do it because of his hatred for what Charlie stood for,” Patel told