Utah County Lawyer Jeffrey S. Grey speaks throughout a press convention concerning the costs and subsequent steps within the case of Tyler Robinson, who’s suspected of fatally capturing U.S. right-wing activist and commentator Charlie Kirk, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, in Provo, Utah, U.S., Sept. 16, 2025.
Jim Urquhart | Reuters
Utah prosecutors charged Tyler Robinson on Tuesday with aggravated homicide within the deadly capturing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Utah County Lawyer Jeff Grey mentioned that he’ll search the loss of life penalty within the case towards Robinson, who was additionally charged with felony discharge of a firearm, obstruction of justice, witness tampering, and several other different counts.
“I don’t take this determination frivolously, and it’s a determination I’ve made independently as county legal professional based mostly solely on the accessible proof and circumstances and nature of the crime,” Grey mentioned at a press convention.
Robinson, a Washington, Utah, resident, is scheduled to seem just about for his preliminary courtroom look at 5 p.m. ET. He has been held in jail with out bail since his arrest on Friday morning.
Reserving picture of Tyler Robinson
Courtesy: Utah Governor’s Workplace
Grey mentioned Robinson, 22, was recognized as a suspect partially as a result of his household acknowledged him in surveillance pictures launched after Kirk, a married father of two, was killed final Wednesday throughout a crowded talking occasion at Utah Valley College in Orem.
“Robinson’s mom expressed concern to her husband that the suspect shooter seemed like Robinson,” and Robinson’s father agreed, Grey mentioned, studying from charging paperwork shared with CNBC later Tuesday.
Robinson’s father referred to as his son, who “implied that he deliberate to take his personal life,” however agreed to satisfy along with his dad and mom at their dwelling, these paperwork allege.
“When requested why he did it, Robinson defined there may be an excessive amount of evil, and [Kirk] spreads an excessive amount of hate,” in keeping with the the paperwork.
A household buddy, who’s a retired deputy sheriff, then met with Robinson and his dad and mom and satisfied Robinson to show himself in, the paperwork present.
Robinson’s mom additionally allegedly instructed investigators, “Over the past yr or so, her son had turn out to be extra political and had began to lean extra to the left, turning into extra professional homosexual and trans-rights oriented.”
She additionally instructed police that in that point, Robinson “started thus far his roommate, a organic male who was transitioning genders,” in keeping with the paperwork.
The paperwork additionally element a big selection of proof allegedly tying Robinson to Kirk’s capturing, together with textual content messages between the suspect and his roommate and DNA that was allegedly matched to Robinson.
Arizonans mourn Turning Level USA Founder Charlie Kirk outdoors of the Turning Level USA headquarters on Sept. 12, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Photos
A number of of the messages contained romantic sentiments, the paperwork present.
The roommate instructed police that, on the day of the capturing, Robinson texted, “Drop what you are doing. Look beneath my keyboard,” the paperwork allege.
The roommate seemed and located a word stating, “I had the chance to take out Charlie Kirk and I’ll take it.”
After studying the word, the roommate texted Robinson, “What?????????????? You are joking, proper????”
Robinson replied that, “To be sincere I had hoped to maintain this secret until I died of previous age. I’m sorry to contain you.”
The roommate requested, “you were not the one who did it proper????”
Robinson wrote again, “I’m, I am sorry.”
When the roommate requested why Robinson did it, he replied, “I had sufficient of his hatred. Some hate cannot be negotiated out.”
Robinson additionally texted that he had been planning the capturing for “a bit over per week,” in keeping with the charging paperwork.
And he mentioned dropping a firearm on the college after fleeing, texting the roommate, “If I’m able to seize my rifle unseen, I’ll have left no proof.”
He added: “I am wishing I had circled again and grabbed it as quickly as I obtained to my automobile, I am frightened what my previous man would do if I did not deliver again grandpa’s rifle.”
Police discovered the suspected homicide weapon, a bolt-action .30-06 rifle with a mounted scope, close by the capturing location. In it had been a number of shell casings with etched inscriptions that appeared to reference web memes.
Robinson mentioned within the texts along with his roommate, “bear in mind how I used to be engraving bullets? The f—– messages are principally a giant meme,” the charging paperwork present.
CNBC has not independently verified the content material of messages.
Grey was unsure whether or not Robinson had retained a protection lawyer.
Kirk’s loss of life has gripped the nation and generated extremely charged reactions.
Lots of Kirk’s buddies and political allies have felt intense grief, and politicians throughout the aisle have issued forceful condemnations of political violence.
However some, together with President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and deputy chief of workers Stephen Miller, have blamed the “radical left” for the killing and signaled plans to crack down on teams aligned with that ideology.
Others on the left who criticized Kirk’s right-wing politics whereas he was alive have continued to take action following his homicide, drawing outrage from the activist’s supporters.
