ATF: Bullet Jacket from .30 Caliber Round Found in Charlie Kirk’s Autopsy

A Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) report shows that a bullet jacket from a .30 caliber round was found during the autopsy of Charlie Kirk.

Kirk was assassinated on September 10, 2025, and the next day, Breitbart News reported that FBI Special Agent Robert Bohls indicated that law enforcement recovered the rifle they believed was used in the shooting.

Bohls described the firearm as a “high-power, bolt-action rifle.”

The New York Post noted that the rifle was a “30-06-caliber Mauser bolt-action rifle.” A .30.06 has long been a popular big-game hunting round in the U.S., and it is in the .30 caliber classification.

The ATF report says that during Kirk’s autopsy, a “.30-caliber class deformed/damaged bullet jacket fragment and four lead fragments” were found. (Read more from “ATF: Bullet Jacket from .30 Caliber Round Found in Charlie Kirk’s Autopsy” HERE)

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