Suspected Charlie Kirk Assassin Confessed in Texts, Agent Testifies

The courtroom in Provo, Utah, was quiet as the words of a killer were read aloud. Tyler Robinson, 23, stood accused of the Sept. 10, 2025, assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. On Thursday, his own words from a cellular telephone screen filled the room, laid bare by the state.

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According to testimony from Utah State Bureau of Investigation Agent Brian Davis, Robinson sent explicit text messages to his roommate and lover, Lance Twiggs, shortly after the shooting at Utah Valley University in Orem. The texts detailed the act, an apology, and a cold explanation of the motive.

The shooting took place outside a "Prove Me Wrong" event. In the aftermath, Robinson instructed Twiggs to look under a keyboard. He wrote that he was stuck in Orem but intended to return home once he retrieved his rifle. "Still, to be honest, I had hoped to keep this secret till I died of old age," the message read. "I am sorry to involve you."

Based on the transcripts read by Davis, Twiggs asked his roommate if he was the one who did it. Robinson replied simply, "I am. I'm sorry." He explained that authorities had detained the wrong person initially, allowing him time to evade immediate capture, though a heavy police lockdown forced him to leave the weapon in a bush.

When Twiggs questioned the reason for the killing, Robinson gave a stark answer. "I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can't be negotiated out," Robinson wrote, according to Davis. He added that if he could retrieve the modified rifle unseen, there would be no evidence left behind.

The digital exchange revealed a week of planning and an anxiety over physical evidence. Robinson expressed concern over fingerprints and mentioned engraving messages on the bullets, calling them a "meme." He concluded by telling Twiggs to delete the conversation and advising him to remain silent and request a lawyer if questioned by the police.