On Tuesday, the Attorney for Utah County revealed the charges faced by Tyler Robinson, the suspect in right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination last week. Key among the evidence are text exchanges between Robinson and his roommate, whom Robinson referred to as “my love.”

The texts amount to a confession by Robinson to Kirk’s murder.

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According to the charging document, Robinson’s mother told authorities that “over the last year or so,” her son “had become more political and had started to lean more to the left — becoming more pro-gay and trans-rights oriented. She stated that Robinson began to date his roommate, a biological male who was transitioning genders.”

Authorities say Robinson’s roommate — unnamed in the charging document — has been fully cooperative and provided the texts to investigators willingly.

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Twiggs was first made aware of Robinson’s alleged involvement in the shooting when Robinson, 22, directed his roommate to check under a keyboard. A handwritten note there read, “I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and I’m going to take it.”

After reading the note, Twiggs responded in disbelief.

“What???????? You’re joking, right???”

Robinson replied, “I am still ok my love, but I’m stuck in Orem a little while longer. I had hoped to keep this secret till I died of old age. I’m sorry to involve you.”

“You weren’t the one who did it, right?” Twiggs asked.

Replied Robinson: “I am. I’m sorry.” 

Asked why, Robinson said, “I had enough of this hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out.”

The full exchange is below.

Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray didn’t ascribe a motive to the shooting in his remarks or the charging document.

Asked at the news conference by a Fox News reporter if transgender issues played a role in the shooting, Gray replied, “I’m going to stick to what I just stated in” the court documents. “I think that is pretty much set forth there.”

At the end of the exchange, Robinson told Twiggs, “Im gonna turn myself in willingly, one of my neighbors here is a deputy for the sheriff,” adding, “you are all I worry about love.”

“I’m much more worried about you,” Twiggs replied.

“don’t talk to the media please don’t take any interviews or make any comments,” read Robinson’s last words to Twiggs before turning himself in. “if police ask you questions ask for a lawyer and stay silent.”

Full exchange:

Robinson: drop what you are doing, look under my keyboard.

[When the roommate looked under the keyboard, there was a note that allegedly read: “I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I’m going to take it.”]

Roommate: “What?????????????? You’re joking, right????

Robinson: I am still ok my love, but am stuck in orem for a little while longer yet. Shouldn’t be long until I can come home, but I gotta grab my rifle still. To be honest I had hoped to keep this secret till I died of old age. I am sorry to involve you.

Roommate: you weren’t the one who did it right????

Robinson: I am, I’m sorry

Roommate: I thought they caught the person?

Robinson: no, they grabbed some crazy old dude, then interrogated someone in similar clothing. I had planned to grab my rifle from my drop point shortly after, but most of that side of town got locked down. Its quiet, almost enough to get out, but theres one vehicle lingering.

Roommate: Why?

Robinson: Why did I do it?

Roommate: Yeah

Robinson: I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out.

Robinson: If I am able to grab my rifle unseen, I will have left no evidence. Going to attempt to retrieve it again, hopefully they have moved on. I haven’t seen anything about them finding it.

Roommate: How long have you been planning this?

Robinson: a bit over a week I believe. I can get close to it but there is a squad car parked right by it. I think they already swept that spot, but I don’t wanna chance it

Robinson: I’m wishing I had circled back and grabbed it as soon as I got to my vehicle…. I’m worried what my old man would do if I didn’t bring back grandpas rifle … idek if it had a serial number, but it wouldn’t trace to me. I worry about prints I had to leave it in a bush where I changed outfits. didn’t have the ability or time to bring it with…. I might have to abandon it and hope they don’t find prints. how the [expletive] will I explain losing it to my old man….

only thing I left was the rifle wrapped in a towel….

remember how I was engraving bullets? The [expletive] messages are mostly a big meme, if I see “notices bulge uwu” on fox new I might have a stroke alright im gonna have to leave it, that really [expletive] sucks…. judging from today I’d say grandpas gun does just fine idk. I think that was a $2k scope;-;

Robinson: delete this exchange

Robinson: my dad wants photos of the rifle … he says grandpa wants to know who has what, the feds released a photo of the rifle, and it is very unique. Hes calling me rn, not answering.

Robinson: since trump got into office [my dad] has been pretty diehard maga.

Robinson: Im gonna turn myself in willingly, one of my neighbors here is a deputy for the sheriff.

Robinson: you are all I worry about love

Roommate: I’m much more worried about you

Robinson: don’t talk to the media please. don’t take any interviews or make any comments. … if any police ask you questions ask for a lawyer and stay silent

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