India, Sept. 26 -- Tyler Robinson's attempt to retrieve the gun, which he allegedly used to shoot Charlie Kirk, was thwarted by an encounter with a police office, Fox News reported.

Robinson, the 22-year-old Utah native, was arrested and charged with the murder of the Turning Point USA founder. Kirk, 31, was attending an event at Utah Valley University on September 10, when he was fatally shot, and succumbed to his injuries later.

Meanwhile, two law enforcement officials told the publication that Robinson 'made contact' with a police officer near where investigators had recovered the alleged murder weapon, which they said was wrapped in a towel, and kept in the woods at the edge of the campus.

Robinson reportedly encountered the cop ar...