Overview

• Local prosecutors filed murder and related counts on Sept. 16 and said they will pursue capital punishment.
• FBI Director Patel said DNA from a rifle-wrapping towel, rooftop tools, and the weapon’s trigger matched Robinson.
• Charging documents describe a hidden handwritten memo and messages to acquaintances, including “I did it” and complaints about Kirk’s “hatred.”
• Robinson surrendered at a sheriff’s office roughly 400 kilometers from the campus and later appeared online in court, with the next hearing set for Sept. 29.
• The FBI is examining online communities linked to the suspect and tracking more than 20 individuals, and national political figures have framed the case in partisan terms, including President Trump blaming the left.