ATF Laboratory Report, September 17, 2025
What This Image Shows
A scan of page one of an official Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Forensic Science Laboratory report, dated September 17, 2025, with the ATF seal at the top left and a black banner across the head of the page. The subject line reads Homicide of Charlie Kirk, and the exhibit listing begins One (1) Mauser. A watermark reads LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE, FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY, warning that further dissemination to any unauthorized person or agency may result in both civil and criminal liability.
This is the cover page of the document whose findings are the backbone of the ballistics dispute — the report that examined the recovered rifle and the fragments taken at autopsy, and that returned an inconclusive comparison. The date matters: September 17, one week after the shooting, and well before the charging narrative had settled into its public form.
The pages that follow are also in this cluster: page 2 with the Exhibit 6 findings, page 3 with the disposition and signatures, and page 4 defining the conclusion terms. The analysis is at ATF Fragment Inconclusive and Ballistics Forensics.
Related Areas
- Cluster: Ballistics and the Gun
- Section: Gun & Bullet Analysis
- All photo evidence: Photos