As authorities in Utah prepare to formally charge the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk , FBI Director Kash Patel faced questions by members of Congress on Tuesday about the investigation that caught the suspected shooter.

Tyler Robinson , 22, is accused of firing a single bullet that lanced Kirk’s neck during a public appearance on Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City. The killing of Kirk, an influential ally of President Donald Trump and co-founder of Turning Point USA, shocked and forced the nation to confront what appears to be an increase in political violence across the country .

Robinson was arrested on probable cause of felony charges of aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, and

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