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Charlie Kirk's suspected slayer Tyler Robinson
Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old accused of assassinating blimpish activistic Charlie Kirk, allegedly confessed to his romanticist spouse successful a bid of substance messages that prosecutors accidental uncover his planning, motive and fears successful the aftermath of the shooting.
The exchanges, released successful tribunal documents, amusement Robinson grappling with what to bash astir the firearm helium utilized — a limb tied to his gramps — and expressing heavy interest implicit the consequences of losing it.In 1 of the astir disturbing passages, Robinson wrote: “I’m wishing I had circled backmost and grabbed it arsenic soon arsenic I got to my vehicle. … I’m disquieted what my aged antheral would bash if I didn’t bring backmost grandpa’s firearm … idek if it had a serial number, but it wouldn’t hint to me.
I interest astir prints I had to permission it successful a bush wherever I changed outfits. Didn’t person the quality oregon clip to bring it with. … I mightiness person to wantonness it and anticipation they don’t find prints.
How the f___ volition I explicate losing it to my aged man.”
Rifle near behind, DNA connected the trigger
According to Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray, investigators aboriginal recovered Robinson’s DNA connected the trigger of the bolt-action firearm believed to person been utilized to fatally sprout Kirk successful the cervix astatine Utah Valley University connected September 10.
The firearm was reportedly a household heirloom, and Robinson told his spouse successful messages that it had been wrapped successful a towel and abandoned adjacent the scene.Robinson added: “Only happening I near was the firearm wrapped successful a towel … judging from contiguous I’d accidental grandpa’s weapon does conscionable good idk. I deliberation that was a $2k scope ;-;”The prosecution alleges that Robinson attempted to region himself from the limb portion simultaneously worrying astir the fallout wrong his ain family.
His begetter had pressed him for photos of the gun, saying his gramps wanted to cognize who had what, aft national agents released images of the rifle. Robinson avoided answering calls.Prosecutors accidental Robinson besides asked his spouse to delete messages and garbage to cooperate with police. “Don’t speech to the media please. Don’t instrumentality immoderate interviews oregon marque immoderate comments … if immoderate constabulary inquire you questions inquire for a lawyer and enactment silent,” helium wrote.
Confession to spouse and arrest
Court records amusement Robinson had texted: “To beryllium honorable I had hoped to support this concealed till I died of aged age. I americium atrocious to impact you.” When his spouse asked whether helium was joking, Robinson replied: “I am, I’m sorry.” He added that helium had been readying the onslaught “a spot implicit a week”.The texts besides uncover a governmental and idiosyncratic disagreement wrong Robinson’s family. He described his begetter arsenic a “diehard MAGA” protagonist since Donald Trump’s election, portion Robinson himself had moved towards supporting cheery and transgender rights.
His partner, described arsenic transgender, has been cooperating with investigators.Robinson was arrested 33 hours aft the shooting, pursuing a standoff with his parents, who had recognised him from photos released by authorities. Prosecutors person charged him with aggravated murder, obstruction of justness and witnesser tampering, and person filed announcement of intent to question the decease penalty.Gray told reporters: “The execution of Charlie Kirk is an American tragedy.”
