What if the person arrested for murdering Charlie Kirk was not guilty? His rifle does not match the deadly bullet according to ballistics test

One of this new evidence comes from the ballistics report of the Bureau of Alcohol, TobaccoFirearms and Explosivesa federal agency with police powers in the United States. They have matched the rifle that belonged to the defendant with the remains of the bullet that killed Kirk.

The conclusions of your work They have not been able to conclusively link the firearmwhich was found at the crime scene, with the projectile. The FBI is conducting additional forensic testing.

Until now, the agency’s report had been kept private, but lawyers have had access to published extracts in other documents, and which cite that the results have remained inconclusive.

The success of forensic ballistics analysis depends largely on the size and preservation of the fragments of the recovered projectile, research sources comment to Associated Press.

Experts are looking unique and microscopic marks that remain in the bullet when it passes through the barrel of the gun. These scratches are like “fingerprints” that allow us to identify what rifle did you shoot with a high degree of certainty.

Robinson’s defense has announced that it will try to use this analysis to exonerate the accused during the preview. Prosecutors, on the other hand, believe they have enough evidence to bring him to trial.

The Utah Attorney General’s Office intends to seek the death penalty on charges of premeditated murder. The crime was committed on September 10, 2025 when Kirk was participating in an outdoor event on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem.

Investigators insist that DNA compatible with Robinson’s has been found in the rifle triggerin the casing of the bullet that was fired and in two cartridges that remained unfired.

The defense, for its part, points out that the forensic report has found genetic remains of multiple people in several objects collected at the crime scene, which is why they ask for more analysis.

The accused would have sent a message to his partner explaining that he wanted to end Charlie Kirk because “I couldn’t stand his hatred anymore“, according to the prosecutor’s office. On April 17, Robinson will appear before the judge again in a motion seeking to have the trial without cameras.