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Is this fake? Or is it text on bullet casing fake?
Somebody had a link to a kill charlie kirk themed groyper site and I think all the bullet etched memes were there. The kids grandma said she didn't know any democrats and republicans don't kill each other so they must have arrested the wrong kid. He is a registered republican and donated to trump*
A classmate called him a reddit kid as of 4-5 years ago (right wingers are circulating a redacted misquote that a classmate called him a "leftist") Like even if the kid wasn't a groyper he was likely being egged on by groypers.
There's also this article going into different ties:https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2025/09/12/charlie-kirk-suspect-is-a-gun-loving-trump-supporter/
All in all he's at the very least alt right.
*this last one may be a name mixup
As disappointed as I am, I don't see any concrete evidence to support the shooter is alt-right.
Best summary that I've come accros is this one on PolitiFact.
There's no clear proof so far to show he's a groyper or right-wing in general. But this source at least explains very clearly how the messages engraved on the bullets can hardly be taken as indicators of left-wing stance, and that they rather show that the intention of the killer was to dog-whistle to some friends and to confuse as many parts of the public as possible (see the last section "Internet finds meanings for mysterious etchings on bullet casings"). From that, the vibe he gives me that he's an alt-right 4chan edgelord kind of guy, but proof for this has yet to come.
The meme/edgelord stuff alone screams 4chan or similar. I've just not seen a site with even a left-ish bend where you could radicalize somebody like this.
Meme bullet etchings even on reddit would be an immediate ban or moderation because it shows people online are manipulating somebody who has an obsession with guns. Almost certainly mass shooter behavior.