In the immediate aftermath of the fatal shooting of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, images of a man being led away in handcuffs sparked instant confusion, with many believing that a shooting suspect had already been taken into custody.

It wasn't until about an hour after the shooting that officials said the man, identified as George Zinn, 71, had been arrested for obstruction of justice, but was not implicated in the actual shooting.

New police documents obtained by Scripps News Group's Salt Lake City station detail what led to Zinn’s arrest moments after the gunshot at Utah Valley University.

According to police, immediately after the shooting, Zinn approached an officer and yelled, "I shot him now shoot me." Even after the officer saw both of Zinn's hands and did not spot a weap

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