{"id":26996,"date":"2025-09-15T11:51:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T11:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=26996"},"modified":"2025-09-15T11:51:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T11:51:43","slug":"charlie-kirk-suspect-sent-disturbing-messages-to-friends-after-assassination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=26996","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Kirk suspect sent disturbing messages to friends after assassination"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"show-inline-featured-image wp-caption alignnone\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Alleged messages sent between Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old suspected of shooting Charlie Kirk, and friends following the shocking assassination have been released.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last week the death of political activist and opinion-splitting conservative talking head Kirk dominated headlines around the world. The 31-year-old was answering questions at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, September 10, when he was shot in the neck by a rifle round fired from a nearby rooftop.<\/p><div class=\"yjhzw69fed6160d240\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.yjhzw69fed6160d240 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.yjhzw69fed6160d240 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.yjhzw69fed6160d240 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.yjhzw69fed6160d240 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.yjhzw69fed6160d240 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<div id=\"newsner-49c9a01866af7eb2d49e0ed3b187a65b\" class=\"newsner-49c9a01866af7eb2d49e0ed3b187a65b newsner-bluebillywig_instream\">\n<div id=\"newsner-72636168\" class=\"newsner-bluebillywig_instream\">\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"bb-iawr-newsner_english_playout-1601396675571335\" class=\"bb_iawr\">\n<div id=\"bb-wr-newsner_english_playout-1601396675571335\" class=\"bb-media bb_wrapper bb-muted bb-phase-init bb-mode-video bb-pendingplay\" data-flags=\"{}\" data-softembargoremainingtime=\"0\" data-sid=\"0gueyXutm7ol\" data-isready=\"true\" data-autoplaynextremainingtime=\"0\">\n<div class=\"bb-layer bb-skin-layer bb-muted bb-phase-init bb-mode-video bb-pendingplay\">\n<div class=\"bb-skin-container phase-init svelte-ft9qq1 playing\" lang=\"en\" tabindex=\"0\" data-cy=\"skin-mode-main\" aria-label=\"Blue Billywig video player. 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The popular right-wing political influencer was ultimately declared dead 90 minutes later in hospital.<\/p>\n<p>A concerted, highly-publicized manhunt instantly got underway, though the suspect in the shooting remained at large heading into day two of the search.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-577f97b6455f94cab06c71979297cce1\" class=\"newsner-577f97b6455f94cab06c71979297cce1 newsner-incide_content_once\">\n<div id=\"newsner-1501278164\" class=\"newsner-incide_content_once\">\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails\" class=\"trc_related_container tbl-trecs-container trc_spotlight_widget trc_elastic trc_elastic_thumbnails-mid\" data-placement-name=\"Mid Article Thumbnails\">\n<div class=\"trc_rbox_container\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"trc_wrapper_659085928\" class=\"trc_rbox thumbnails-mid trc-content-sponsored\">\n<div class=\"trc_clearer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Authorities were able to track the suspect as he made his escape from the rooftops and around the edge of a nearby carpark, eventually finding the rifle used in the slaying of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.newsner.com\/tag\/charlie-kirk\/\">Kirk<\/a>\u00a0in a wooded area. Images of the college-aged man they were looking for in connection with the shooting were soon released to the public, as well as a\u00a0$100,000 reward for information leading to his capture.<\/p>\n<p>Despite FBI director Kash Patel\u2019s frankly odd proclamation that this is what happens \u201cwhen you let good cops be cops\u201d, it wasn\u2019t through the direct work of the authorities that the suspect was ultimately apprehended.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-176224\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/15065921\/GettyImages-2234095376-4-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/15065921\/GettyImages-2234095376-4-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/15065921\/GettyImages-2234095376-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/15065921\/GettyImages-2234095376-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/15065921\/GettyImages-2234095376-4-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">OREM, UTAH \u2013 SEPTEMBER 10: Charlie Kirk speaks at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025 in Orem, Utah. Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was speaking at his \u201cAmerican Comeback Tour\u201d when he was shot in the neck and killed. (Photo by Trent Nelson\/The Salt Lake Tribune\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rather, it was the suspect\u2019s own father \u2013 in the knowledge that his son would more than likely be facing the death penalty \u2013 who convinced him to turn himself in.<\/p>\n<p>That suspect was 22-year-old Tyler Robinson of Utah.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-b6cd6202de559690466e0925b707457f\" class=\"newsner-b6cd6202de559690466e0925b707457f newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>In a press conference on Friday to announce they had him in custody, Utah\u2019s governor Spencer Cox revealed messages Robinson had sent to his roommate that talked about retrieving a rifle from a \u2018drop point\u2019 and items such as a \u2018scope\u2019 and \u2018unique\u2019 rifle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInvestigators interviewed that roommate who stated that his roommate made a joke on Discord,\u201d said Cox.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-176223\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/15065744\/Screenshot-2025-09-15-at-08.57.29.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1332px) 100vw, 1332px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/15065744\/Screenshot-2025-09-15-at-08.57.29.png 1332w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/09\/15065744\/Screenshot-2025-09-15-at-08.57.29-768x430.png 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1332\" height=\"746\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Suspect Tyler Robinson. Credit \/ Utah Governor\u2019s Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe showed several messages and allowed investigators to take photos of the screen. These photos consisted of various messages, including content of messages between the phone contact of Tyler and Robinson\u2019s roommate\u2019s device.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe content of these messages included messages affiliated with the contact Tyler, stated the need to retrieve the rifle from a drop point, leaving the rifle in a bush, messages related to visually watching the area where a rifle was left and a message referring to having left the rifle wrapped in a towel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Discord themselves came out to clarify that those messages were actually from the roommate, who was talking about a note Robinson allegedly left elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Now, new Discord messages have surfaced, detailing how Robinson joked with pals on the communication platform about how his \u201cdoppelganger\u201d had shot Kirk after the FBI released an image of their primary suspect.<\/p>\n<p>One of Robinson\u2019s friends tagged the 22-year-old in a post with the FBI images, writing \u201cwya\u201d (where you at?) along with a skull emoji.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson replied that it was his doppelganger trying to get him in trouble.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1599482803\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\">\n<div id=\"ad-modul_intext_176222_2\" class=\"ad-space\" data-google-query-id=\"CMDwyN7Z2o8DFdckBgAdBaUQUw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/125128856\/en_newsner_com\/modul_1__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-e98795eae489d0acc079b4fcd15e8e31\" class=\"newsner-e98795eae489d0acc079b4fcd15e8e31 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cTyler killed Charlie!!!\u201d\u00a0wrote another person in the chat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatever you do, don\u2019t go to a McDonald\u2019s anytime soon,\u201d another user joked, in reference to Luigi Mangione, the 27-year-old accused of killing Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson responded that he \u201cbetter also get rid of this manifesto and exact copy rifle I have lying around\u201d, before claiming the alleged killer was \u2018CLEARLY\u2019 from California.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old then allegedly mocked the \u201ctrans\u201d inscriptions found on the ammunition and claimed it was made up by a \u2018dude in the briefing room\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson is currently being held without bail on suspicion of aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, and obstruction of justice.<\/p>\n<p>According to Utah Governor Cox, Robinson was in a relationship with his roommate, who was in the process of transitioning from male to female.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe roommate was a romantic partner,\u201d he told NBC News\u2019s Meet The Press on Sunday. \u201cWe can confirm that that roommate is a boyfriend who is transitioning from male to female.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cox added that Robinson is refusing to cooperate with authorities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alleged messages sent between Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old suspected of shooting Charlie Kirk, and friends following the shocking assassination have been released. 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