A 71-year-old Utah resident, George Zinn, falsely confessed to shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk, authorities reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police said Zinn shouted at officers, \u201cI shot him, now shoot me,\u201d but he was unarmed when confronted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Investigators quickly determined his claim was untrue, and Zinn later admitted he lied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to officials, he confessed in an effort to \u201cdistract from the real killer\u201d and cause disruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zinn, described as a longtime political provocateur, now faces charges of obstruction of justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, the actual suspect in Kirk\u2019s killing has been identified as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Robinson was arrested after a manhunt, persuaded by his father to turn himself in, and is linked to the crime through FBI DNA evidence found near the scene. He is under close watch in jail while awaiting a mental health evaluation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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