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Bullet Casings Found in Kirk Investigation Had These Messages

Tyler Robinson, 22, faces murder charges after leaving bullet casings with inscriptions suggesting political motives at the Utah university crime scene, Governor Cox said.

  • Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old conservative activist, was shot and killed on September 10, 2025, at Utah Valley University in Orem during a Turning Point USA event.
  • Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old Utah resident who had grown more political recently, was arrested Thursday night in Washington County for Kirk's murder.
  • Authorities recovered a scoped.30-06 bolt-action rifle and bullet casings engraved with anti-fascist and internet meme messages, including phrases like 'Hey fascist!' at the crime scene.
  • Governor Spencer Cox described the inscriptions and stated he would leave interpreting the messages to reporters while praising Utahns for rejecting violence amid an ongoing investigation.
  • Robinson faces murder charges, the investigation continues, and officials urged citizens to embrace good-faith debate to counter political violence linked to growing polarization.
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Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old alleged assassin of Charlie Kirk, was the only leftist in an otherwise conservative family. ... The post Gaming, Memes, Antifa: The radicalization of the alleged Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson appeared first on Apollo News.

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The influential conservative Charlie Kirk fell victim to an assassination attempt. 22-year-old Tyler Robinson from Utah shot him down during an event at the Turning Point USA at Utah Valley University. Robinson engraved on his cartridge the words "Hello Fascist! Fang!". He was handed over and arrested shortly after the crime by his father. This case reveals the fatal escalation of left-wing rhetoric. The USA is now announcing tough measures agai…

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Utah authorities link messages that Robinson left in cartridges with political motivations, but are consistent with phrases, memes and emojis typical of so-called first-person shooters (FPS), such as Call of Duty and Helldivers 2, for example.

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After the hunt for the killer of the US activist: he is a 22-year-old boy, convinced by his father to surrender himself. On the unused casings the writings: "Fascist, take this!" and the chorus of the singing.Downloaded in the investigation on the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Yesterday, the suspected murder was arrested...

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Fox 10 Phoenix broke the news in on Friday, September 12, 2025.
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