First Man Arrested in Charlie Kirk Shooting Said He Shot Kirk: Sheriff

George Zinn was taken into custody, and later released.

Workers repair the courtyard where political activist Charlie Kirk was shot, in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 15, 2025. Chet Strange/Getty Images

The first man arrested by law enforcement officers after Charlie Kirk was shot in Utah on Sept. 10 said he shot Kirk, before he was taken into custody, authorities said on Sept. 16.

George Zinn was “yelling that he had shot Charlie Kirk,” the Utah County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.