Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing charged with aggravated murder and weapon and obstruction offenses
Gray announced he is filing charges on these counts:
1. aggravated murder
2. felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury
3. obstruction of justice for moving and concealing the rifle used in the shooting
4. obstruction of justice for disposing the clothing he wore during the shooting
5. witness tampering for directing his roommate to delete his incriminating text
6. witness tampering for directing his roommate to stay silent if police questioned him
7. commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child
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Robinson’s mother told the police that her son had “become more political and started to move more to the left” over the last year or so and had become “more pro-gay and trans-rights oriented”, Gray says.
Suspected Kirk shooter’s mother identified him in photo released by authorities
Gray says: “Robinson’s mother saw the photo of the shooter in the news and thought the shooter looked like her son.”
“Robinson’s mother called her son and asked him where he was. He said he was at home sick and had been home sick on September 10,” he adds.
Suspect may have concealed murder weapon on trousers, says Utah county attorney
The suspect might have concealed the murder weapon in his pants as he walked on campus, tipping off authorities with his “unusual gait”, Gray says.
“As he proceeds across the campus, he is seen walking with an unusual gait … The suspect walks with very little bending in his right leg, consistent with a rifle being hidden in his pants,” he adds.
The New York Times reports that in the charging documents prosecutors reproduced a text exchange that Tyler Robinson had with his roommate and romantic partner shortly after the shooting, in which Robinson admits to the assassination, they say.
“I had enough of his hatred,” Robinson texted, referring to Charlie Kirk. “Some hate can’t be negotiated out.”
Gray talks through the surveillance and physical evidence collected at Utah Valley University after Kirk’s shooting, including video evidence of a suspect running across campus and impressions in the gravel consistent with a sniper on the roof where the shots originated from.
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DNA “consistent with” Robinson was found on the trigger of the bolt-action rifle believed to have been used in the shooting of Charlie Kirk, Gray says.
After allegedly shooting Kirk, Robinson hid the gun, discarded his clothing and told his roommate to delete incriminating text messages and not talk to police, Gray says. Children were present at the event where Kirk was fatally shot,