The suspect of killing Charlie Kirk with a fatal gunshot wound confessed to murdering the right-wing activist in a note to his roommate, prosecutors have charged, as they revealed seven charges against him.
Tyler Robinson, 22, wrote a note under a keyboard for his roommate to find, Utah County Attorney Jeffrey Gray said. He added that the roommate was the defendant’s intimate partner.
And as quoted by Mr Gray, the note read: “I had the chance to take out Charlie Kirk, and I’m going to take it.”
The prosecutor also read text messages between the roommates, including one in which the defendant allegedly declared: “I shot Kirk because I had enough of his hatred.”.
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The suspect remains in custody without bail at the Utah County Jail in a special housing unit. He appeared in court for the first time on Tuesday, appearing via video as prosecutors read him the seven counts against him.
Charlie Kirk suspect confessed in hidden note to roommate
The charges include aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, two counts of obstruction of justice, two counts of witness tampering, and committing a violent crime in the presence of children.
They added they would pursue the death penalty in the case of the shooting of Kirk, who was shot once by an off-campus shooter from a rooftop while making comments at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.
Arrested on Friday following a 33-hour search, the defendant has yet to plead or admit to authorities. The prosecutor also emphasized that the suspect is innocent until found guilty and will be tried before a jury.
He revealed a cache of evidence at a press conference Tuesday, including the defendant’s supposed confession and DNA on the trigger of the suspected crime rifle.
A claimed secret confession
Summarizing the claimed secret note during a news conference earlier Tuesday, Mr Gray explained that the defendant had texted his roommate: “Drop what you’re doing, look under my keyboard.”
Upon reading the apparent confession, the roommate, who has not been identified and who is co-operating with investigators, responded: “What? You’re joking, right?
Mr Gray quoted additional lengthy text message conversations between the defendant and his roommate, who he referred to as his romantic partner. Authorities have stated the roommate is transgender and transitioning from male to female.
During one conversation, the roommate questioned the defendant as to why he murdered Kirk.
“‘I had enough of his hatred,'” Mr Gray quoted the messages as stating. “‘Some hate can’t be negotiated out.'”
Charlie Kirk suspect confessed in hidden note to roommate
The defendant also purportedly typed: “To be honest I had hoped to keep this secret till I died of old age. I am sorry to involve you.”
The roommate responded: “you weren’t the one who did it right?
The defendant responded: “I am, I’m sorry.”
Suspect’s parents confronted him
Mr Gray also provided further insight into how the defendant’s parents suspected their son might have had something to do with Charlie Kirk’s murder.
He said the mother watched a video of the suspect posted a day after the shooting and said to her husband, “It looks like our son.” She called the son over the telephone and asked him about the resemblance, Mr Gray said, and he said he had been home ill on the day of the shooting.
The defendant then later confronted the father, who answered by suggesting he would kill himself, the prosecutor explained.
The suspect was finally convinced to visit his parents’ home and while there, allegedly suggested he was the assailant. He then indicated he would like to “end it” instead of going to jail, Mr Gray added.
With the assistance of a friend from his family, who is a former deputy sheriff, his parents persuaded him to turn himself in to police and he was taken into custody late on Thursday – 33 hours after the massacre.
The suspect also reportedly informed his parents that “there is too much evil and the guy spreads too much hate”, as a reference to Kirk, the indictment said.
The mother explained to investigators her son had grown more political in recent years, Mr Gray said, and more inclusive of gay and transgender rights, and into a relationship with a transgender individual.
But the prosecutor refused to comment when asked whether Kirk was targeted because he was transgender. “That is for a jury to decide,” he said.
Mr Gray explained that the conservative social media influencer was responding to a question regarding mass shootings conducted by transgender people when the shot was heard. The bullet hit Kirk in the neck and he fell down instantly.
The bullet flew past other individuals, including kids and the guy who asked Kirk the question, explained the prosecutor.
DNA on the rifle trigger
Mr Gray explained the suspect’s DNA had been recovered from the trigger of the rifle used to carry out the attack.
The suspect’s father had also believed the weapon to resemble a bolt-action rifle that had previously belonged to the suspect’s grandfather, he said. He called the suspect following the attack and requested he email an image of the rifle, but he did not respond, he added.
The defendant also chronicled his activities following the shooting in messages to his roommate.
“I was going to go pick up my rifle from my drop point around that time, but most of that side of town got cordoned off,” he wrote, prosecutors said.
“Going to try to go get it again, hopefully they moved on. I’ve heard nothing about them finding it,” another message reportedly said.
“I can get up to it but there is a squad car parked right next to it.”
The defendant also is accused of witness tampering, prosecutors added, because he ordered his partner to erase their messages and remain quiet if questioned.
