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'No evidence' found yet of ties between Charlie Kirk's shooting and left-wing groups, officials say (www.nbcnews.com)

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The federal investigation into the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has yet to find a link between the alleged shooter, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, and left-wing groups on which President Donald Trump and his administration have pledged to crack down after the killing, three sources familiar with the probe told NBC News.

One person familiar with the federal investigation said that “thus far, there is no evidence connecting the suspect with any left-wing groups.”

“Every indication so far is that this was one guy who did one really bad thing because he found Kirk’s ideology personally offensive,” this person continued.

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[–] barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

When reached for comment, the investigator said, 'look, we were trying to find every angle that it was a left wing extremist. If we don't soon, just make some shit up. Hail Trump'