Overview

• Gov. Spencer Cox said four casings linked to the recovered Mauser bolt‑action rifle bore messages including “Hey fascist! Catch! ↑ → ↓↓↓,” “O bella ciao…,” “If you read this, you are gay LMAO,” and a fired round reading “notices bulges OwO what’s this?”
• Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested after a family member reported a confession and a roommate provided Discord messages referencing a towel‑wrapped rifle, engraved bullets and a scope.
• Authorities recovered the rifle wrapped in a dark towel in woods near Utah Valley University, with one spent casing in the chamber and three unfired rounds in the magazine.
• Officials say they believe Robinson acted alone; the weapon and ammunition were sent to federal labs for analysis, and state charges are expected early next week under Utah law.
• Experts and journalists cautioned against drawing ideological conclusions from the inscriptions, and early claims that the ammo referenced transgender ideology were disputed and corrected by officials.