Who Really Fired the Shot That Killed Charlie Kirk? Two Technical Clues That Demand Answers

Who Really Fired the Shot That Killed Charlie Kirk? Two Technical Clues That Demand Answers

By Steven Ben-Nun / IsraeliNewsLive
Updated: September 17, 2025

On the morning Charlie Kirk was fatally shot while addressing a crowd at Utah Valley University, dozens of cell phones recorded the event from multiple vantage points. From those same recordings we identified two independent, technical clues that point to important — and underreported — questions about how the attack was carried out: 1) a laser/infrared reflection visible on a security team member’s phone screen, and 2) a sound-signature footprint that places a semi-automatic metal “clank” very close to the person who filmed the fatal shot.

Below we present the evidence, our analysis methods, relevant context reported by mainstream outlets, and why these findings should be part of any complete public investigation.

1) A laser-like reflection on a security phone — why it matters

In our first video, Who Is the Real Assassin of Charlie Kirk?, we isolated a bright, momentary reflection — consistent with a laser or infrared illuminator — that appears on the phone screen of a member of Kirk’s security detail inside the perimeter gate. The reflection is seen at a moment immediately prior to the fatal shot, in the phone footage taken from inside the security cordon.

Reflections like this are significant because they can indicate a sighting/targeting laser, an IR aiming device (which can register on digital sensors even if invisible to the naked eye), or another near-laser source trained on or near the speaker. That reflection also helps establish a line of sight and a relative bearing between the phone/reporting phone, the speaker, and any elevated vantage point or shooter position captured in other footage. Multiple major outlets have published and catalogued the many videos from the scene; independent video verification is an important complement to those timelines.

1) Audio forensics: the “metal clank” and caliber mismatch

In our follow-up video, Sound Signature Pinpoints Charlie Kirk’s Shooter, we used five different audio samples taken from multiple phones that captured the event from different positions. Using AI-assisted waveform alignment and time-of-arrival comparison, we timed the shots across phones and compared the acoustic signature to reference recordings of common rifle calibers (including a .30-06).

Two key findings:

• Caliber mismatches: The decibel profile and sharpness of the recorded shot(s) at the time of the fatal hit do not match the higher-energy signature expected from a .30-06 at the same recorded distances. A .30-06 produces a much larger muzzle blast and different spectral energy than what is audible in the phone recordings near Kirk. Given the physics of muzzle blast, this discrepancy suggests the weapon that caused the wound (or the recorded shot audible near the fatal impact) may have been a smaller-caliber rifle or suppressed/modified configuration — or that the fatal projectile and the loudest recorded report(s) came from different sources.

• Close metal sound next to a filmer: In the phone footage that captured the laser reflection, a distinct metallic “clank” — consistent with the cycling/slide movement of a semi-automatic rifle or hand gun — is audible at low latency and higher relative amplitude compared with other surrounding microphones. That places the source of that mechanical sound very close (our estimate: within ~20 feet) to the person filming at the time of the shot. This proximity evidence, combined with the laser reflection on the captured by the same phone, points to an important focal area for investigators: the security cordon and the immediate cluster of people nearest the stage.

Context: what public reporting says about the suspect and motive

Utah authorities have arrested and charged 22-year-old Tyler Robinson in connection with the killing; prosecutors say they found text messages and other evidence indicating Robinson expressed anger over Kirk’s views and that he allegedly confessed to some acquaintances. Law enforcement accounts and media reporting describe surveillance and social-media evidence connecting the suspect to the campus and to text messages that, prosecutors say, reveal a political motive. These developing official accounts are important — but they do not by themselves settle the technical questions raised by the laser reflection and the acoustic analysis.

Where Dr. Robert Duncan and “voice-of-God” technology fit into our narrative

Separately, Dr. Robert Duncan — who has spoken publicly about directed-energy and electromagnetic / neurotechnology programs tied historically to U.S. defense research — has warned that certain classified technologies were repurposed in ways he believes were unethical. We include short clips from Duncan (as he has been interviewed on public platforms) to show the kind of capabilities that, if abused, could enable manipulation of individuals and social environments. Those clips are intended to contextualize possibilities of behavioral manipulation and do not prove that any specific mind-control technology was used in this shooting. We present the clips to explain why investigators should consider all angles — physical evidence, digital trails, and psychological operations — when reconstructing politically motivated violence.

What this all means — and what investigators should do next

Preserve and examine the phones that show the laser reflection and the nearby audio: forensic extraction could show IR sensor artifacts, timestamps, metadata, or magnified frames that clarify the origin of the reflection.

Match acoustic arrival times across all available recordings: our AI alignment is a start, but formal lab analysis by an accredited acoustician should confirm (or refute) our proximity estimate.

Ballistics correlation: if prosecutors say a .30-06 was used, evidence should be presented that ties recovered casings, bullet fragments, or wound ballistics to that caliber — and reconciled with audio evidence.

Chain-of-custody transparency: given the political sensitivity, all video and phone evidence should be released in full to neutral experts with documented chains of custody.

Final note — sympathy and reasoned inquiry

We mourn the death of Charlie Kirk and stand with victims of political violence regardless of ideology. Public grief makes it essential to pursue facts with both urgency and careful method. Our two technical findings — the laser/IR reflection and the sound-signature proximity — raise questions that mainstream reports have not fully addressed. Those unanswered questions deserve transparent forensic attention from authorities and independent experts.