George Zinn is a Utah man who was recently arrested on suspicion of obstruction charges following the tragic shooting of Charlie Kirk, find out more below
Just moments after conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was fatally shot, images of police escorting an older man circulated rapidly online.
Who are George Hodgson Zinn and Zachariah Ahmed Qureshi, men released by FBI after being questioned in the shooting assassination of Charlie Kirk
Kinda wild that this old man, George Zinn, created a perf distraction that allowed the shooter to escape.
Yes he’s Jewish pic.twitter.com/hwRBvpPjxb
— Leftoversushi🪲 (@leftoversushiii) September 11, 2025
I have fact checked George Hodgson Zinn’s identity and this is correct. ✅
He is an Ashkenazi Jew registered as a Republican. pic.twitter.com/a5KhnPIU8S
— Brandon Taylor Moore (@LetsGoBrando45) September 10, 2025
Despite the arrest, Zinn was later released upon questioning, with the police continuing the search for the actual gunman. He was not the only one taken in for questioning though with Zachariah Ahmed Qureshi being questioned as well before being released after no connection was found to the shooting. As per officials, footage has surfaced of the shooter who is believed to have fled into a neighborhood after the shooting with his rifle recovered as well. The footage and identity of the shooter is yet to be officially revealed though.
Qureshi is a senior analyst at EPIC Ventures, a venture capital firm in Salt City, Utah and is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree at Brigham Young University with a doubles major in Middle Eastern Studies and Arabic Language and a minor in Global Business.
“We initially took in George Zinn as a suspect. He was later released and charged with obstruction by UVU police. A second suspect, Zachariah Qureshi, was taken into custody and released after interrogation with law enforcement.” the Utah DPS said.
Zachariah Interned for the Heritage foundation and appeared to be a Mormon(or at least Utahn) Muslims convert pic.twitter.com/Z5SimAd9Eu
— Atiqullah Al-Amriki 🇷🇺🇮🇱 (@CulturalBaptist) September 11, 2025
The suspect in Charlie Kirk's assassination is Zachariah Ahmed Qureshi. pic.twitter.com/l731OEOqA2
— Shelly (@realshelly_2) September 11, 2025
George Zinn was arrested on suspicion of obstruction charges
Utah officials recently arrested a man named George Zinn on suspicion of obstruction of justice, but eventually released him upon interrogation, as he was not the actual shooter. According to official reports, police took him into custody late Wednesday amidst the chaos, but could not find any connection to the shooter. Besides Zinn, authorities arrested another individual and briefly detained him before releasing him as well after questioning. Authorities are still on the hunt for Kirk’s killer.
George Zinn biography and age
George Hodgson Zinn is a well-known figure in Utah’s political and protest scenes, and he is currently 71 years old. Over the years, George has gained recognition for his frequent presence at political speeches, festivals, and protests throughout the state. As such, Zinn has developed a reputation for being an outspoken activist who often disrupts events and represents a libertarian-leaning conservative viewpoint.
Profession
While detailed information about George Zinn’s profession is limited, he is primarily known as an activist and local political gadfly. His public presence largely centers around attending and participating in political and social events, often attracting attention for his unconventional behavior and challenges with authorities.
Criminal history
George Zinn who is a Jew has a criminal history dating back to the 1980s, with multiple misdemeanor arrests. Most of his arrests mainly stem from trespassing and disruption at public gatherings, including serious charges for threatening to plant bombs in 2013, during the Salt Lake City Marathon. He served a probation sentence and a subsequent jail term after probation violations. Just recently, in May 2025, Ogden police arrested him on a misdemeanor pedestrian-in-roadway charge after he repeatedly refused to move from the street.
Officials had previously tried to get Zinn enrolled in mental health court for some of his misdemeanor charges, but he never really participated in that and most recently, in May, Zinn was arrested by Ogden police on a misdemeanor count of pedestrian in roadway.
He was well known for attending Republican meetings in the 1990s.
What do you think the chances are a guy (George Zinn) who claims to have witnessed both planes hitting the twin towers, is the same guy to be taken into custody by Utah police while shouting shoot-me-shoot me with his pants pulled down to his ankles as a distraction? pic.twitter.com/sYefXbHb2a
— LeeRoyJenkins® (@NunyaBiznnes) September 11, 2025
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