An allegedly leaked document from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) claims that the weapon found near the site of Charlie Kirk’s assassination was equipped with cartridges engraved with symbols and phrases tied to transgender and Antifa ideology.
As the manhunt for the shooter enters its second day, the leaked ATF document suggests a possible ideological motive behind the killing.
The FBI confirmed during a press conference on Thursday morning that the weapon was found in a wooded area near the campus.
Conservative political commentator Steven Crowder obtained the document and posted it to X on Thursday morning before the press conference.
The document, which Crowder claims to have obtained from a credible source, describes the cartridges as bearing etched symbols including the transgender flag colors and phrases such as “Trans Rights Are Human Rights,” hinting at a premeditated act driven by radical beliefs.
EXCLUSIVE: This morning my team received an e-mail from officer at ATF.
The email included a screen shot from what appears to be an internal message describing a weapon and cartridges located by an ATF and other law enforcement near the scene of the Charlie Kirk shooting at… pic.twitter.com/UKtOUPY5DC
— Steven Crowder (@scrowder) September 11, 2025
The document reads:
“On September 10, 2025, at approximately 12:24PM, Conservative political influencer Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at the Utah Valley University in Orem, UT. Mr. Kirk was speaking at the University as part of the American Comeback Tour. Multiple SLC I and III agents responded immediately. The suspect fired one shot from an elevated position on a rooftop in an adjacent building on the campus and surveillance video shows the suspect, jumping off and fleeing the area on foot. ATF and other law-enforcement located an older model imported Mauser .30-06 caliber bolt action rifle wrapped in a towel in a wooded area near the campus. The location of the firearm appears to match the suspects route of travel. The spent cartridge was still chambered in addition to three unspent rounds at the top fed magazine. All cartridges have engraved wording on them, expressing transgender and anti-fascist ideology. An emergency trace has been submitted an ATF SLC is working leads generated by the trace. The firearm and ammunition have been taken by the FBI for DNA analysis and fingerprint impressions. Upon completion of forensics, the firearm will be disassembled for additional importer information. Multiple people of interest having contacted or detained because of eyewitness testimony and review of video footage. The primary suspect is yet to be identified. ATF is assisting the investigation with multiple other federal, state, and local partners and the case is co-led by the FBI and Utah SBI.””
Crowder was the first person to obtain the leaked manifesto written by Nashville Covenant School shooter Aiden Hale.
On Wednesday, Kirk, 31, was fatally shot in the neck from approximately 200 yards away in broad daylight while speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, an attack Governor Spencer Cox has labeled a “political assassination.”
The discovery of the engraved cartridges, if confirmed, could fuel speculation about the shooter’s identity and motives, especially as left-wing extremists on social media platforms like Bluesky and Reddit have celebrated Kirk’s death with disturbing comments, including claims that he “deserved” the attack.
The shooter remained on the loose as of Thursday morning.
No suspect has been publicly named.
Two persons of interest who were taken into custody have since been released.
The FBI is actively seeking photos and videos from the event, as well as any possible leads about the shooter.
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