Suspect Left Note Saying He Planned To Attack Kirk, Later Confessed In Texts
The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk was charged with murder on Tuesday. Prosecutors presented evidence that included a text message confession to his partner and a note that said he had the chance to kill one of the most influential conservative voices in the country, “and I’m going to take it.”
Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray said that Tyler Robinson’s DNA was found on the trigger of the gun that killed Kirk. He made these claims while outlining the evidence and charging Robinson, who could face the death sentence if found guilty.
The prosecutor said Robinson, who is 22 years old, wrote in one text message that he planned the attack on Kirk for more than a week. Kirk is a well-known politician who is credited with energizing the Republican youth movement and helping President Donald Trump win back the White House in 2024.
“The murder of Charlie Kirk is an American tragedy,” Gray said.
Robinson also left a note for his partner hidden under a keyboard that said, “I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I’m going to take it,” according to Gray.
After the news conference, Utah’s Department of Public Safety Commissioner, Beau Mason, said about the texts and other investigative threads, “We are starting to get a picture of where his mind was.”
Text exchange between Tyler Robinson and his roommate / romantic partner as transcribed in charging documents filed in Utah County: pic.twitter.com/NoFbAmdV9i
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The FBI has revealed that Tyler Robinson had a rabid “obsession” with the conservative icon.
During an interview on Fox News, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino noted that Robinson vowed to “take out” Kirk because he “hated” his views and boasted that he had the perfect murder plan.
“I think it’s pretty clear based on the statements of family members, friends, and some of the messaging we have on these digital footprints left behind that [Robinson] clearly had some obsession with Charlie Kirk,” Bongino said.
”Charlie Kirk is obviously a conservative commentator,” Bongino added. “I think it’s fairly obvious to everyone out there, and there’s no need to parse words with it, that clearly this was an ideologically motivated attack.”
FBI Director Kash Patel told Fox earlier in the day that Robinson had even told someone about his terrible plan before he shot Kirk, 31, in the neck at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.
“He had a text message exchange with another individual in which he claimed that he had an opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk — and he was going to do it because of his hatred for what Charlie stood for,” Patel told “Fox & Friends.”
“The written note, we believe, did exist, and we have evidence to show what was in that note,” Patel said.
“That note was written before the shooting,” the FBI director said, adding that it had been found in the home Robinson shared with his boyfriend.
“We have since learned that the note, even though it has been destroyed, we have found forensic evidence of the note, and we have confirmed what that note says,” he said.
He added that data gathered by the FBI indicated that Robinson’s target “was obviously going to be Charlie [Kirk] and that people knew in advance.”
“I can report today that the DNA hits from the towel that was wrapped around the firearm and the DNA on the screwdriver are positively processed for the suspect in custody,” Patel said.
The day after the shooting, Robinson admitted in a Discord group chat with his friends that he was the shooter, the Washington Post reported.
“Hey guys, I have bad news for you all,” Robinson wrote, according to screenshots reviewed by The Washington Post. “It was me at UVU yesterday. I’m sorry for all of this.”
“I’m surrendering through a sheriff friend in a few moments. Thanks for all the good times and laughs, you’ve all been so amazing, thank you all for everything.”
