George Zinn, a 71-year-old man, attempted to help Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer escape by shouting
“I shot him, now shoot me” to distract law enforcement after the conservative activist’s assassination Utah County Sheriff Michael Smith revealed that Zinn admitted to intentionally claiming he was the shooter to allow the actual suspect to flee known for disrupting public events in Salt Lake City, is now being held on obstruction of justice charges and separate counts of possessing child sexual abuse material A judge ordered him held without bail, describing him as a “substantial danger” to the community.
The main suspect in Kirk’s killing is 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, who was arrested after a 33-hour manhunt that ended when his father helped persuade him to surrender. Kirk was fatally shot at Utah Valley University on September 10th, sparking widespread discussions about political violencearlie.
