FBI Director Kash Patel is bracing for scrutiny over his leadership of the Charlie Kirk investigation and other areas when he appears before Congress this coming week for oversight hearings.

Stepping to the microphone at a news conference Friday morning in Utah, FBI Director Kash Patel wasted no time explaining what led to the capture of a suspect in the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck and killed Wednesday while speaking at Utah Valley University. A person of interest was questioned by police but later released.

A Utah Valley University student claims he called the FBI after spotting a man on the Losee Center roof twice before Charlie Kirk was shot.

Hour by hour, The Independent looks at how the killing unfolded and how suspect Tyler Robinson was arrested two days later

The FBI branch of Salt Lake City has released surveillance images of the man accused of shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk on the Utah Valley University campus Wednesday afternoon.

Kash Patel's premature announcement about Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin sparked conservative backlash before the FBI successfully arrested a Utah man.

The investigation into the murder of conservative pundit Charlie Kirk extended into western New York.RELATED: The Latest: A 22-year-old Utah man is charged with murder in Charlie Kirk shootingWhen FBI Director Kash Patel thanked his agents for their work on the case,