On the afternoon of September 10, 2025, conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. The killing of ...

Since the dawn of modern fingerprinting, lifting prints from bullet casings has been thought to be impossible due to damage caused by the intense temperatures, gas, and friction of firing a gun. A new ...

The bullet that killed Charlie Kirk Wednesday had a message engraved on its spent casing which was recovered from the scene, Utah’s Governor said Friday. “Notices bulges, OwO, what’s this?” was ...

It’s a stark and alarming trend: Mass shooters engraving bullet casings with cryptic messages, leading officials to speculate about their motives and, more recently, their political affiliations. It ...

Bullet casings found near the bolt-action rifle that officials say was used to kill Charlie Kirk were engraved with messages suggesting the shooter was familiar with online video gaming, roleplaying ...

Scrawled messages on bullet casings and weapons left behind have popped up at several high-profile shootings over the past year. The seemingly unusual practice is actually reminiscent of a ...

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) revealed Friday that bullet casings uncovered as part of the investigation into the killing of Charlie Kirk had several messages inscribed on them, including “If you read ...

Joan Donovan is an assistant professor of journalism and emerging media studies at Boston University and coauthor of the book “Meme Wars: The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in ...