Overview
- Archives reviewed by The Washington Post show Tyler Robinson sent a Wordle result about 55 minutes before the shot and messaged on Discord roughly 80 minutes later, writing “you see this news?????” and that the footage “looks BAD.”
- Charging documents quote an alleged post‑shooting message to his roommate saying, “I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out,” and Utah officials say casings were etched with phrases including “Hey fascist! Catch!”
- The Advocate reports charging records describe a note found under Robinson’s computer keyboard indicating an intent to “take out Charlie Kirk.”
- Robinson is charged with aggravated murder and related counts, has not entered a plea, and prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty; a preliminary hearing is scheduled to begin May 18.
- Friends told reporters he sometimes joked about right‑wing politicians “catching a bullet” and mocked the attempted Trump assassin, while his parents recognized him in released images and persuaded him to turn himself in.