George Zinn: Old Man Who Falsely Claimed He Shot Charlie Kirk Told Cops He Did It to Draw Attention from the Real Shooter
September 16th, 2025Update: Man Who Allegedly Faked Kirk Killing Confession Gets Child Porn Charge
Via: Newsweek:
George Zinn, who allegedly fabricated a confession in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, has been arrested on charges of obstruction of justice and possession of child sexual abuse material, Utah authorities said.
Authorities said Monday that Zinn, 71, was arrested after the shooting was taken into custody because he shouted, “I shot him, now shoot me.” According to a probable cause statement, the man later admitted he made the remark so the real suspect, later revealed to be Tyler Robinson, could escape.
Authorities later traced the post back to him during an investigation that uncovered illicit material on his devices. Investigators said a review of Zinn’s phone revealed more than 20 explicit images of children ages 5 to 12, along with graphic messages in which he admitted receiving gratification from the material.
Zinn faces multiple felony counts, including obstruction of justice and four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, and is being held in the Utah County Jail. Authorities said there is no evidence Zinn colluded with the actual gunman. Zinn is expected to face his first court appearance later this week.
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The only career history I could find for George Zinn is that he has been getting arrested for misdemeanors related to causing disruptions at political events since the 1980s.
It would be interesting to know how he has money to maintain such a lifestyle over so many decades…
The recent videos floating around of him discussing 9/11 are from 2021, not 2001. In 2021, The Major Brent Taylor Foundation (a veterans’ support organization) produced a video that included Zinn. As far as I can tell, that video was uploaded to Facebook, but it has since been removed.
Here is the segment that included Zinn that someone uploaded to YouTube. Keep in mind, this was recorded in 2021, not 2001:
Via: New York Post:
The known political agitator who falsely confessed to shooting Charlie Kirk while in the audience at the conservative star’s event told investigators that he was trying to “draw attention from the real shooter,” according to a report.
Court records revealed that George Zinn, 71 — a known “gadfly” who was led away from Utah Valley University in handcuffs after the assassination last Wednesday — told cops he was trying to distract them from the real assassin, local station Fox 13 reported.
Zinn approached cops immediately after Kirk was killed and yelled, “I shot him, now shoot me,” the report stated, citing police, who noted that he was unarmed and taken into custody.
During a police interview, Zinn admitted he did not kill Kirk, but said he wanted to cause a distraction “to draw attention from the real shooter,” according to court documents reviewed by Fox 13.
The faux shooter made similarly strange and opaque comments after being transported to a local hospital due to a medical condition — saying he “wanted to be a martyr for the person who was shot,” those court papers stated, according to the outlet.
Police said his initial comments delayed the investigation into Kirk’s killing and needlessly took up law enforcement resources at a critical juncture in the probe.
He is charged with obstruction of justice, which is a second-degree felony.
Video from the chaotic aftermath of the assassination at Utah Valley University showed Zinn with his pants around his ankles being dragged away by police as a crowd of college students looked on in horror as he wailed, “Shoot me.”
