An armed Utah man accused of making violent threats against President Biden was shot and killed by FBI agents.
The FBI said in a statement that just hours before the president landed Utah Wednesday, special agents trying to serve a warrant on the home of Craig Deleeuw Robertson in Provo, south of Salt Lake City, when the shooting happened at 6:15 AM.
Robertson was armed at the time of the shooting, according to two law enforcement sources who spoke to AP on the condition of anonymity to discuss details of an ongoing investigation.
Robertson posted on Facebook Monday,
I hear Biden is coming to Utah. Digging out my old ghillie suit and cleaning the dust off the M24 sniper rifle. Welcome, buffoon-in-chief!”
The post that came after months of graphic online threats against several public figures, according to court documents.
Robertson referred to himself as a “MAGA Trumper” and also posted threats against top law enforcement officials overseeing court cases against Trump.
A man was shot and killed during an FBI raid early Wednesday morning in Utah, the FBI confirmed to CBS News. The FBI found "more than two dozen examples" of him making threats against President Biden and other officials, CBS News' @edokeefe reports. pic.twitter.com/I9w0kB1oz2
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 9, 2023
(Photo, Facebook; via AP)
