Tyler Robinson appears to have shared troubling information concerning a murder with the roommate of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk. Court documents indicate they exchanged messages stating things like, “You need to get a rifle from a drop point.”
Officials revealed that Robinson’s roommate received a communication from someone saved in his phone as “Tyler.”
In one message, Robinson wrote, “Hey Fascist! Catch!”
Investigators noted that when they approached Robinson’s roommate, he described Robinson’s comments as “joking on Discord.” Law enforcement requested to see the messages, as indicated in the arrest affidavit.
One message from “Tyler” mentioned, “the rifle needs to be retrieved from the drop point, left in the bushes, and that he should visually monitor the area. There was also a note about the rifle being wrapped in a towel.”
Moreover, law enforcement reported additional messages discussing “carving” and how the rifle was “unique.”
The communication also hinted that he had changed his outfit.
After the shooting incident, surveillance footage captured the suspect fleeing the rooftop from which he allegedly shot Kirk fatally.
Authorities later located a bolt-action rifle concealed in a dark towel in a wooded section near the campus.
The exchange with his roommate has become part of the evidence collected by investigators, which led to escalating charges against Robinson following his arrest the previous night.
However, the claims surrounding the Discord messages have been met with skepticism from officials. They stated while Robinson had a Discord account, there was no substantiated evidence that he planned or endorsed violence via that platform.
“The messages reported that reference planning details don’t seem to match,” the company indicated, elaborating that these were communications after the shooting where the roommate discussed notes left by Robinson.
Robinson’s account was removed for breaching conduct policies on the platform.
Reports suggest that he sought help from a youth minister after being confronted by his father about the shooting.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox commented at a press gathering, calling the arrests a means to “close this very dark chapter in our country’s history,” labeling it “a very sad day for our country” and “a terrible day for Utah.”
