A man was killed as FBI agents executed a search warrant in Utah on Aug. 9, officials confirmed.
There was a shooting in Provo, Utah around 6:15 a.m. local time, the FBI said.
“The incident began when special agents attempted to serve arrest and search warrants at a residence. The subject is deceased,” a bureau spokesperson told The Epoch Times via email.
“The FBI takes all shooting incidents involving our agents or task force members seriously. In accordance with FBI policy, the shooting incident is under review by the FBI’s Inspection Division. As this is an ongoing matter, we have no further details to provide,” the spokesperson added.
A U.S. Secret Service spokesperson told The Epoch Times via email that the agency is aware of an FBI probe “involving an individual in Utah who has exhibited threats to a Secret Service protectee.”
The spokesperson said the Secret Service is in close coordination with the FBI but that the bureau is leading the investigation.
Court documents reviewed by The Epoch Times show that Craig Robertson, a Provo resident, was charged recently with threatening President Joe Biden and federal law enforcement officers.
Neither the FBI nor the Secret Service denied it was Mr. Robertson who was killed.
Mr. Robertson wrote in one Facebook post that he heard President Biden was traveling to Utah and that he would be “cleaning the dust off the M24 sniper rifle, according to the court documents.
“Welcom [sic], buffoon-in-chief,” Mr. Robertson wrote.
President Biden was scheduled to land in Salt Lake City at 4:30 p.m. local time after spending most of the day in Arizona. A White House official told reporters in Arizona that the schedule has not changed.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
It was not clear whether Mr. Robertson had a lawyer.
He did not return a message on Facebook, where his profile was still active.
Mr. Robertson wrote on Facebook on Tuesday night that he dreamed of seeing President Biden’s body with the head severed. “Hoorah!!!” Mr. Robertson wrote.
He had previously written, “The time is right for a presidential assassination or two.” He added, “First Joe then Kamala!!!” Kamala Harris is the vice president.
By Zachary Stieber
