Overview

• Patel said agents are examining potential accomplices, the shot’s location and angle, how the weapon was transported, hand gestures near Kirk, Discord activity, text messages, and visitors to the suspect’s residence.
• Interviews with the pilot and the FAA showed a nearby flight did not switch off its transponder, with the perceived radar gap attributed to incomplete rural flight data.
• Patel confirmed DNA on a towel wrapped around the firearm believed to have been used matches the suspect, Tyler Robinson.
• He said DNA from a screwdriver recovered on a campus rooftop also matches Robinson, further linking him to items tied to the scene.
• Authorities say a destroyed pre-shooting note expressing intent was forensically recovered, and Robinson, 22, remains jailed on seven state counts including aggravated murder.