Vandal Dressed As Suspected Assassin Tramples Charlie Kirk Memorial

A man wearing a t-shirt much like the one that was seen in surveillance photos of suspected shooter Tyler Robinson was caught on camera attempting to destroy a memorial for murdered conservative commentator and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.

Video circulated on Sunday of the man, identified by authorities as 19-year-old Ryder Corral, as he marched through the makeshift memorial outside the campus organization’s headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, on Sunday morning.

Fox News reporter Matt Finn shared some of the details and a short video via X, saying, “Man tramples on Charlie Kirk memorial at TP USA. He is taken to the ground by onlookers and then arrested. He traveled about 15 yards through the memorial, kicked over flowers, vases and flags and balloons, according to our photog.”

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Update from Phx police: pic.twitter.com/xDlBPPw0Rc

— Matt Finn (@MattFinnFNC) September 14, 2025

Finn followed with an update from the Phoenix Police Department, which identified the suspected vandal as Corral and said that he had been “detained by witnesses” on the scene until law enforcement officers arrived and took him into custody.

Police also reported that neither Corral nor any of the witnesses who held him on the scene had sustained any injuries — and that the 19-year-old would face multiple charges, including “criminal damage and disorderly conduct.”

Sharing side-by-side photos, Finn later added, “Looks like the man who was just arrested after trampling Charlie Kirk’s memorial at Turning Point in Phoenix (R) might have been wearing the same type of patriotic shirt that Kirk’s alleged assassin wore on the day of the shooting. (L)”

Looks like the man who was just arrested after trampling Charlie Kirk’s memorial at Turning Point in Phoenix (R) might have been wearing the same type of patriotic shirt that Kirk’s alleged assassin wore on the day of the shooting. (L) pic.twitter.com/TX5QGBjPSR

— Matt Finn (@MattFinnFNC) September 14, 2025