US EditionCharlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Joked About It Online, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox Confirms
Tyler Robinson surrendered after nearly 34 hours and joked about a look-alike role, while authorities prepare formal charges related to the campus shooting of Kirk.
- Tyler James Robinson, 22, was arrested Thursday night in Southwestern Utah on suspicion of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University.
- The shooting followed rising tensions, as Robinson had expressed dislike for Kirk's views and joked about the attack in a Discord group before surrendering.
- Robinson's Discord chat of about 20 friends contained jokes about the killing, including his claim of a 'doppelganger' as the shooter and discussion of the $100,000 FBI reward.
- One user posted, "Tyler killed Charlie!!!" and Robinson replied, "Only if I get a cut," while joking about discarding a manifesto and rifle tied to the investigation.
- Robinson faces charges including aggravated murder and is held without bail, with officials continuing investigations amid political debate and no disclosed motive yet.
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NEW: Tyler Robinson Joked About Shooting In Discord Chat While On The Run
Tyler Robinson, the alleged gunman who murdered prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University this past Wednesday, joked with his friends in a Discord chat that his “doppleganger” was the one who assassinated Kirk after the FBI released photos of him during the manhunt. The accused assassin — whom investigators believe was in a gay relationship with his transgender roommate at the time of the attack — saw his chat light …
Tyler Robinson, the main suspect in the murder of the youth leader MAGA and close ally of Donald Trump Charlie Kirk, borrowed from the comic strip of the cat Garfield the avatar he used on the Discord social network, specifically, the shocked face of his owner, Jon Arbuckle. The day after Kirk died of a bullet in his neck while participating in a Utah university in an open-air debate before about 3,000 people, the suspect joked at the same forum…
The suspect in the murder of Charlie Kirk discussed online that he resembled the person in the photos the FBI had released to help find the perpetrator.
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