Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old accused of assassinating conservative icon Charlie Kirk, confessed in a Discord group chat to his friends shortly before turning himself in.
The confession came two hours before he was surrendered to authorities.
According to screenshots obtained by the Washington Post, Robinson told the group of 30 people, “Hey guys, I have bad news for you all. It was me at UVU yesterday. im sorry for all of this. im surrendering through a sheriff friend in a few moments. thanks for all the good times and laughs.”
Before his confession, someone in the group posted about Kirk’s shooting. Another user responded to the news, saying, “I just saw the video holy sh-t. Bro didn’t deserve to go out like that.”
The screenshot was shared with The Post by another member of the group chat, who requested anonymity.
Tyler Robinson, suspect accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk, appeared to have confessed to his friends in a Discord group chat shortly before turning himself in to law enforcement in Utah. – WaPo
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Robinson also reportedly made flippant jokes in Discord chats with 20 other users while he was on the run, though it is unclear if this is the same chat group. He is reported to have quipped to friends that a “doppelganger” was responsible for the shooting after the FBI released images of the suspect.
Discord has claimed it found “no evidence that the suspect planned this incident or promoted violence on Discord.”
Despite this, there have been at least seven posts uncovered from social media users who appeared to have advanced knowledge of the assassination plot, as The Gateway Pundit has been reporting. The FBI is reportedly investigating those users.
For example, one X user linked to Robinson’s circle posted “WE F-CKING DID IT” after the shooting.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino has said that Robinson had an obsession with Kirk.
“I think it’s pretty clear based on the statements of family members, friends and some of the messaging we have on these digital footprints left behind that [Robinson] clearly had some obsession with Charlie Kirk,” Bongino told Fox’s “America’s Newsroom” on Monday.
”Charlie Kirk is obviously a conservative commentator,” Bongino continued. “I think it’s fairly obvious to everyone out there, and there’s no need to parse words with it, that clearly this was an ideologically motivated attack.”
Robinson has been charged with capital murder, among other charges, and may be eligible for the death penalty if convicted.
The accused assassin remains on special watch in Utah jail amid safety concerns.
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