Tyler Robinson Spoke with Family About Charlie Kirk Before Assassination, Says Governor

Tyler Robinson, 22, has been taken into custody on accusations he murdered Charlie Kirk

New details are emerging about the suspect in the Charlie Kirk assassination.

Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old Utah man who is in custody in connection with the death of the right-wing activist, had become “more political in recent years,” Utah Governor Spencer Cox said at a press conference on Friday, Sept. 12.

Cox relayed the account of a family member, who said that during a family dinner prior to the shooting, Robinson had mentioned that Kirk was coming to Utah Valley University.

“They talked about why they didn’t like him and the viewpoints that he had,” the governor said, adding that the suspect said that “Kirk was full of hate and spreading hate.”

Kirk, 31, was shot during a Turning Point USA rally at the university in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday, Sept. 10.

Authorities believe the suspect fired from the roof of the student services building 200 yards away from the event while Kirk was speaking.

 

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After an intense 33-hour manhunt, authorities took Robinson into custody in St. George, Utah, on Thursday night, FBI Director Kash Patel said.

Cox said unfired casings found at the scene allegedly belonging to Robinson were engraved with anti-fascist messages. No inscriptions referenced transgender issues, contrary to an early, erroneous law-enforcement bulletin.

One said, “Hey fascist, catch,” Cox said, noting that it had an arrow symbol pointing up, one to the right and three pointing down.

Another unfired casing had an inscription that said, “If you read this you are gay lmao.”

Authorities found messages on the Discord app allegedly sent by Robinson about how he needed to “retrieve a rifle from a drop point,” Cox said.

Tyler Robinson, 22, has been taken into custody on accusations he murdered Charlie Kirk

New details are emerging about the suspect in the Charlie Kirk assassination.

Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old Utah man who is in custody in connection with the death of the right-wing activist, had become “more political in recent years,” Utah Governor Spencer Cox said at a press conference on Friday, Sept. 12.

Cox relayed the account of a family member, who said that during a family dinner prior to the shooting, Robinson had mentioned that Kirk was coming to Utah Valley University.

“They talked about why they didn’t like him and the viewpoints that he had,” the governor said, adding that the suspect said that “Kirk was full of hate and spreading hate.”

Kirk, 31, was shot during a Turning Point USA rally at the university in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday, Sept. 10.

Authorities believe the suspect fired from the roof of the student services building 200 yards away from the event while Kirk was speaking.

 

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After an intense 33-hour manhunt, authorities took Robinson into custody in St. George, Utah, on Thursday night, FBI Director Kash Patel said.

Cox said unfired casings found at the scene allegedly belonging to Robinson were engraved with anti-fascist messages. No inscriptions referenced transgender issues, contrary to an early, erroneous law-enforcement bulletin.

One said, “Hey fascist, catch,” Cox said, noting that it had an arrow symbol pointing up, one to the right and three pointing down.

Another unfired casing had an inscription that said, “If you read this you are gay lmao.”

Authorities found messages on the Discord app allegedly sent by Robinson about how he needed to “retrieve a rifle from a drop point,” Cox said.