Note left by Charlie Kirk’s ‘assassin’ before he was shot dead revealed by FBI boss

Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin Tyler Robinson wrote a note vowing to ‘take out’ the conservative commentator, the head of the FBI has said.

Forensic evidence confirmed the letter was written before the 31-year-old was shot during one of his rallies at Utah Valley University last Wednesday.

According to FBI director Kash Patel, Robinson’s alleged note read: ‘I have the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I’m going to take it’.

Patel told Fox News that a firearm and a screwdriver were found with a towel wrapped around it which matched Robinson’s DNA.

He added that the investigation remained ongoing and was also studying messages from chats involving Robinson, and speaking to his family and friends.

In one message, an acquaintance of Robinson sent him a message reading ‘where you at’ along with a CCTV image of the suspect issued by police, with a skull emoji, in a suggestion he resembled the wanted man.

Charlie Kirk speaking at a rally at Arizona Christian University (Picture: Getty Images) The FBI says that it has found a letter written by suspect Tyler Robinson (pictured) vowing to’take out’ Kirk (Picture: Utah Governor’s Office/Shutterstock)

Robinson responded suggesting that the figure in the image was a ‘doppelgänger’ trying to get him in trouble.

Robinson, 22, from Utah, is due to appear in court on Tuesday.

His relatives said he was on record saying that Kirk was ‘full of hate and spreading hate’.

The third year electrical apprenticeship student was said to have developed a very different ideology from the ‘socially conservative’ background in which he was brought up.

His family were described as ‘regular citizens’, while on neighbour recalled Robinson as a ‘pretty quiet kid’.

According to Utah governor Spencer James Cox, Robinson was in a relationship with his transitioning roommate, however officials have yet to say whether this is relevant to their investigation.

Kirk, a supporter of Donald Trump, was fatally wounded by a bullet fired from a roof while speaking onstage.

Following a 33-hour manhunt, the president announced that a suspect was being held in custody.

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