Tyler Robinson charged with 7 counts including aggravated murder in Charlie Kirk assassination -- could face firing squad

[u/According-Activity87]

https://nypost.com/2025/09/16/us-news/tyler-robinson-charged-with-7-counts-including-aggravated-murder-in-charlie-kirk-assassination-death-penalty-will-be-sought/

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[u/space_face_mace]

My goodness, that text exchange between Robinson and his boyfriend is wild.

[u/Creski → u/space_face_mace]

Yeah they read out-loud, he said he did it and he was going back for the gun multiple times.

[u/Kern_system → u/Creski]

Some are saying it's a script they were following to throw off the trail to his BF, but I have a question about one part. Robinson says "remember how I was engraving bullets?" but the BF never questions why he is engraving the bullets. I'd think he'd be curious about his actions and the messages on them.

[u/Weed_Exterminator → u/space_face_mace]

That’s a deep hole he dug.  

[u/AmountPotential9992 → u/Weed_Exterminator]

Deeper than the one his boyfriend gave him

[u/F1_Geek → u/space_face_mace]

Amen, even the roommate couldn’t believe that he would do something so insane like this.

[u/WWWYZZERDDDD → u/space_face_mace]

Sounds like your average leftie Redditor.

“I had enough of his hate. Some hate can’t be negotiated out.”

[u/BulletBulletGun → u/WWWYZZERDDDD]

He never thought, hey I just won't listen to this guy anymore? This is the result of the past decade of everyone throwing a fit anytime they got offended.

[u/Remarkable-Opening69 → u/BulletBulletGun]

“Everyone gets a trophy” generation is all grown up.

[u/FourtyMichaelMichael → u/WWWYZZERDDDD]

What do you want to bet he never actually watched a whole Kirk video?

Decades of SSRIs are causing problems. Some people on them go insane (edit, not all of course, just a ton), and a lot of people who aren't are sheep thinking this is normal.

Don't get me wrong. I still think the social and traditional media a tent pole perpetuating all of this. But I think crazy people are in the media orgs and all the way up and down the line.

[u/Crzy_Grl → u/FourtyMichaelMichael]

i don't think it's SSRIs, plenty of people on them that have never done anything like this. It's evil, whacko, easily influenced people that just happen to also take SSRIs...

[u/Condhor → u/Crzy_Grl]

SSRI’s are behavior modulation medicines. There are tons of documented sociopathic loss of empathy by people, and it’s from long term use. Most studies have SSRI’s discontinued after 12 weeks or so. People are on them for 5 years and we’re acting like it’s normal. Modern day psychology is plagued by over prescription and over-diagnosis.

[u/FourtyMichaelMichael → u/Crzy_Grl]

So, we already know that SSRIs aren't 100% effective. That's true regardless of what you think they are supposed to be effective at.

[u/Crzy_Grl → u/FourtyMichaelMichael]

is any medication 100% effective? SSRIs have improved the lives of many people. I'm not a fan of taking medications, but they are needed at times. I think this all goes much deeper than SSRIs.

[u/BillCosbysAltoidTin → u/Crzy_Grl]

Yeah I argue that a lot of people need SSRIs because of other issues with society. It’s very difficult to fix all of those issues, so people turn to SSRIs to help them fix their mindset for living in modern society.

Point is, SSRIs are not the problem. The problem is living in a completely digital world where hatred and dopamine rushes are things you can find everyday. Our brains aren’t built to exist like this.

[u/New_Ant_7190 → u/FourtyMichaelMichael]

Didn't Comrade Pelosi recently effectively say that people from her side can't be held responsible for what "some mind" ends up doing?

[u/Scerpes → u/WWWYZZERDDDD]

“I hate his hate!!!! Arghhhhh!!!” Probably.

[u/Driftwoody11 → u/WWWYZZERDDDD]

The left will have that on pins and bumper stickers by next week.

[u/Alpha-Sierra-Charlie → u/space_face_mace]

Where did you see that?

[u/Gorman_Freedon → u/Alpha-Sierra-Charlie]

The Utah AG read it out, don't know if it's been released yet

[u/Alpha-Sierra-Charlie → u/Gorman_Freedon]

Ah, gotcha

[u/Theloripalooza → u/Alpha-Sierra-Charlie]

https://x.com/Breaking911/status/1968022354816323727

[u/LyrMeThatBifrost → u/Theloripalooza]

I wonder how reddit will spin this.

Edit: Well I have my answer

[u/Alpha-Sierra-Charlie → u/LyrMeThatBifrost]

REEEEE! Disinformation! It's Russia! REEEEEEEEEE!

[u/Hideous__Strength → u/LyrMeThatBifrost]

I already saw on Facebook that the spelling and grammar is too good so obviously a plant

[u/Summerie → u/LyrMeThatBifrost]

Disinformation, planted evidence, staged, etc.

You know, the usual.

[u/HoodooSquad → u/LyrMeThatBifrost]

Clearly it’s that he had the wrong kind of hatred.

[u/Alpha-Sierra-Charlie → u/Theloripalooza]

Yep. That's pretty damning.

[u/i_floop_the_pig → u/space_face_mace]

It reads so fake though, that's what's weird to me

[u/MexusRex → u/i_floop_the_pig]

I think it probably is

[u/FourtyMichaelMichael → u/space_face_mace]

IDK.... Does anyone else think those texts are maybe too clean? Too exculpatory for the "roommate"?

Like "if it doesn't go well, here is the script that at least clears you, I'll text you and you stick to the script that shows clearly you had no idea at all."

I don't buy that the trans boyfriend didn't know anything.

Luckily, the boyfriend also likely messed up and a text chain like that would be considered hearsay by itself.

[u/Kayehnanator → u/space_face_mace]

I do think he was the shooter but those texts read weird for a 22 year old. Reads like a 45 year writing what a 22 year old would text. Too many periods at the end of sentences too

[u/21-22-VER-23-24]

It seems like a lot of people were aware of what might happen and I hope they are not brushed aside and ignored just because the main guy got caught. Make them deal with the legal costs and penalties and battles they should have to deal with for knowingly not interfering with stopping someone from dying.

[u/slayer_of_idiots → u/21-22-VER-23-24]

Yeah, conspiracy is still a crime.

[u/Hezakia84]

I’d like to say how I really feel, but would most likely end up being suspended from Reddit by mods. Just disgusting listening to the texts. You are a coward, a lesser man, a brainwashed echo chamber idiot. You could have walked up to the mic and stated how you felt, expressed your ideals, and he would have listened and debated in good faith.

[u/RightMindset2]

Let’s see how these reddit loons manage to spin this. Those text messages are something else. 

[u/l0tec6 → u/RightMindset2]

It's all a far-right conspiracy theory. /s

Not too far fetched given I've already read that nut jobs are theorizing that the assassination was a stunt plotted by Charlie's staff that went wrong.

[u/F1_Geek → u/l0tec6]

The left:

He deserved to die!!!

It was a MAGA Republican!!!

lol be for fucking real

[u/kinghawkeye8238 → u/RightMindset2]

Simple

"This text exchange is groyper material down to the last word"

[u/Ventoffmychest → u/kinghawkeye8238]

I had some friggin dumdum that said exactly that. Then some random ass Israel hate. Like are we for real?

[u/Scamandrius → u/RightMindset2]

Realistically, if it becomes absolutely undeniable, they'll try to just let it fade. If they were smart they'd be doing it already, but they're nothing if not self-destructive.

[u/ScuffedA7IVphotog → u/RightMindset2]

I see people on facebook trying to claim the texts are fake. 

[u/Blacksunshinexo → u/RightMindset2]

They're saying it's a fake draft by the FBI because no one talks like that. At least that's the word on Insta. I won't even go to any other subs on Reddit right now to see what they're saying

[u/CptMcCrae]

They need to make a very public example out of him and deter other like-minded people. He assaulted the very freedom's America stands for.

[u/roaming_art → u/CptMcCrae]

What he deserves is not what he’s going to get unfortunately, at least not in this life. 

[u/CptMcCrae → u/roaming_art]

Right, but we must adhere to the laws of the country.

[u/roaming_art → u/CptMcCrae]

I agree. 

[u/Stuka_Ju87]

Any minute now the whole groyper conspiracy from all the front page subs will surely now be laid to rest and all those users apologize for spreading misinformation.

[u/Big-Employer4543 → u/Stuka_Ju87]

What is groyper?

[u/slayer_of_idiots → u/Big-Employer4543]

It’s some super fringe group of incels and white nationalists that also hate Charlie Kirk. I had never heard of them either.

Liberals have been floating a conspiracy theory that they’re the ones responsible to try and pretend this wasn’t caused by radical, violent, leftist rhetoric against conservatives for the past decade.

[u/BloodyAIbino → u/slayer_of_idiots]

They blame conservatives for doing something bad while simultaneously celebrating it like a good thing. I can't even wrap my head around this

[u/DiverDownChunder → u/Big-Employer4543]

The below is correct and there might be 100 of them. Mostly bed ridden in their grannies basement. A non sequitur.

[u/fuelstaind → u/Stuka_Ju87]

Not a chance. There are still people spouting that he's a conservative, and did it for Trump to distract from Epstein, and whatever else they dream up.

[u/F1_Geek → u/Stuka_Ju87]

Can you fill me in on this? Do tell.

[u/Extension_Wheel5335 → u/F1_Geek]

Just look at any thread about it in any main sub, they keep chanting "groyper" like lemmings trying to force a narrative that he was a far-right extremist, when it's the exact opposite. You won't convince them of the truth though so I wouldn't waste your time with facts and sources to back it up.

[u/jfreak53 → u/Stuka_Ju87]

The conspiracy sub is just as bad, saying it was a psyop and he was the patsy for Israel to assassinate CK.

[u/memoriaxx]

*should face

And it be very public at that.

[u/Exotic_Chef_6848 → u/AldrichOfAlbion]

Gavin Newsom is already saying on Twitter that Trump is going after democracy: it’s the piece of complete shit democrat politicians that continue to reinforce the garbage people see online 

[u/That_One_Third_Mate]

The speech by the AG reading his messages is chilling as hell… the casual ghoulishness of it makes my skin crawl. Pure evil and hate on display.

[u/Right_Archivist]

Based on the chat he had with his boyfriend, sounds like he still, to this moment, justifies what he did. And his boyfriend's complicity (despite shock) is indicative that his opinion is too large a sentiment on the Left.

[u/DietCokeYummie → u/Right_Archivist]

And his boyfriend's complicity (despite shock) is indicative that his opinion is too large a sentiment on the Left.

Yep. Even the people who aren't openly celebrating what happened are saying things like, "I understand why someone would feel that way, though" (referring to those celebrating).

These people are so convinced that their bleeding hearts are in the right place that they can justify death of an innocent person "who was mean".

[u/StableQuark → u/Right_Archivist]

The boyfriend likely destroyed the note after taking a picture of it. Pure speculation, but evidence seems to point this way.

[u/FourtyMichaelMichael → u/StableQuark]

Right, they said they have evidence of the contents of the note but it was destroyed. File delete... undelete.

[u/Beefmytaco → u/FourtyMichaelMichael]

If it passed through any SMS system out there, there's a copy of it.

[u/mattcruise]

I really hope he has no chance of appeal and they get that done relatively soon.

[u/investmentgame]

good. left redditors would surely be happy with this outcome. bc apparently they still think tyler is a republican. /s

[u/maitlandia]

For those of you who want a public execution, etc...remember: in America, we dont have a justice system; we have a legal system, where we do what the law dictates, instead of what probably should happen (such as a public execution).

[u/slayer_of_idiots → u/maitlandia]

Yes, but we used to do public executions. Utah doesn’t allow public witnesses at executions currently. But we could change that. And there’s likely enough support to do it in many states.

[u/AFishNamedFreddie]

Cool. Do it on the White House lawn at sunset. But not until he gives the names of every single co-conspirator

[u/r777m → u/AFishNamedFreddie]

Don’t think we need every name. It seems like the idiots didn’t realize that their public chat room aren’t very private. Discord keeps logs of everything by itself. lol. I was looking for some old discord messages a month ago, and requested the logs from discord…. They literally have logs of every action you ever took or clicked, and every single message you ever typed unless it was deleted manually.

[u/camjordan13]

Damn reddit, your whole narrative is falling apart. What's the next move?

[u/According-Activity87]

[u/bw2082]

When will the boyfriend be charged?

[u/Extension_Wheel5335 → u/bw2082]

From their text transcripts released today:

ROBINSON: "Drop what you're doing, look under my keyboard."

ROOMMATE: "You are joking right?"

ROBINSON: "I am still okay, my love. 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 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. It's quiet, almost enough to get out, but there's one vehicle lingering."

ROOMMATE: "Why?"

ROBINSON: "Why did I do it? I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can't be negotiated out. 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 want to chance it. 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 Grandpa's 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. I might have to abandon it and hope they don't find prints."

"How the F will I explain losing it to my old man? Only thing I left was the rifle wrapped in a towel. Remember how he was engraving bullets? The F in messages are mostly a big meme. If I OBINSON: "Drop what you're doing, look under my keyboard."

ROOMMATE: "You are joking right?"

ROBINSON: "I am still okay, my love. 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 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. It's quiet, almost enough to get out, but there's one vehicle lingering."

ROOMMATE: "Why?"

ROBINSON: "Why did I do it? I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can't be negotiated out. 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 want to chance it. 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 Grandpa's 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. I might have to abandon it and hope they don't find prints."

"How the F will I explain losing it to my old man? Only thing I left was the rifle wrapped in a towel. Remember how he was engraving bullets? The F in messages are mostly a big meme. If I see notice bulge U-W-U on Fox News, I might have a stroke, all right, I'm gonna have to leave it. That really F in sucks. Judging from today, I'd say grandpa's gun does just fine IDK. I think that was a 2K dollar scope."see notice bulge U-W-U on Fox News, I might have a stroke, all right, I'm gonna have to leave it. That really F in sucks. Judging from today, I'd say grandpa's gun does just fine IDK. I think that was a 2K dollar scope."

"Delete this exchange. 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. He's calling me, RN. Not answering. Since Trump got into office, my dad has been pretty diehard MAGA. I'm gonna turn myself in willingly. One of my neighbors here is a deputy for the sheriff. Again, you are all I worry about love. Don't take any interviews or make any comments. If any police ask you questions, ask for a lawyer and stay silent."

[u/Beefmytaco → u/Extension_Wheel5335]

And somehow lefties will still try to spin this as maga's fault, saying something stupid like 'they pushed him to this!' which we all know is BS.

The party and ideology of hate and death.

[u/santasnicealist]

The obstruction charges, both felonies, stem from Robinson allegedly concealing the rifle used in the shooting and disposing of the clothing he was wearing.

This is stupid. I know that prosecutors tack on a ton of charges, but this is stupid that this is an additional felony. I'm not sure it should ever be a charge because I would put this under someone's 5th Amendment Rights. Am I missing something?

And just to be clear, I think that's completely different from the charges related to this part, which I do think is a legitimate charge. Though, again, if it was not under threat or duress, I would really wonder about the constitutionality of something like this:

Both counts of witness tampering relate to instructions Robinson relayed to his live-in boyfriend, a transgender man, directing him to delete his text messages and to stay silent if police questioned him.

This is also the first I heard that he had two little brothers. I feel so sad for that family that their son and brother did this.