Utah prosecutors revealed charges against the alleged killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Tuesday, sharing texts they claim 22-year-old Tyler Robinson sent in the hours after the shooting.
In the document outlining the six felony counts and one misdemeanor Robinson faces, state officials shared text messages allegedly sent by Robinson to his roommate. In the dialogue in the document, Robinson tells his roommate to look for a note, which states his intention to kill Kirk. He apologizes to his roommate and asks them to avoid speaking to the police without a lawyer.
“I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out,” Robinson allegedly wrote. “If I am able to grab my rifle unseen, I will have left no evidence.”
Robinson goes on to fret about losing his grandfather’s rifle and describes the engravings on the shell casings found at the scene as “mostly a big meme.”
“If I see ‘notices bulge uwu’ on [Fox News], I might have a stroke,” he wrote.
Other snippets of the conversation suggest strain between Robinson and his dad, who he claimed had become “diehard MAGA” since Donald Trump‘s election.
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The most serious charge levied against Robinson is aggravated murder. This capital felony carries a potential sentence of the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole. If Robinson is found guilty of this charge, the law requires a minimum sentence of 25 years in prison.
Robinson also faces a related charge of discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury. The sentencing of both of these charges could be enhanced if a judge finds that Robinson targeted Kirk for his political speech. Prosecutors also charged Robinson with two counts of felony witness tampering over his alleged advice to his roommate to delete text messages and avoid speaking to police.
