The elderly man who was arrested last week at Utah Valley University (UVU) after allegedly falsely confessing to shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk is now facing child pornography charges in addition to obstruction of justice, police said.
George Zinn, 71, was seen on the campus Wednesday yelling at police officers, “I shot him. Now shoot me,” immediately after Kirk was fatally injured by a gunshot wound in front of a crowd.
Due to his statement, many people thought the shooter had been apprehended, but 22-year-old alleged gunman Tyler Robinson was making his escape.
Once Zinn was at the police station, he had a medical issue and was transported to the hospital, where he allegedly explained that he did what he did “to draw attention from the real shooter,” FOX 13 Salt La