Tyler Robinson, the person accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, allegedly instructed his boyfriend, “I had the chance to take out Charlie Kirk, and I took it,” in accordance with newly unsealed courtroom paperwork.
On Sept. 10, 2025, the day of the taking pictures, Robinson allegedly despatched his boyfriend a message that mentioned, “drop what you might be doing, look underneath my keyboard,” in accordance with the search warrant affidavit.
Tyler Robinson, who’s accused of fatally taking pictures Charlie Kirk, sits beside protection legal professional Kathryn Nester throughout a listening to in 4th District Court docket in Provo, Utah, Jan. 16, 2026.
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Robinson’s boyfriend instructed police that he discovered a handwritten letter underneath the keyboard, the paperwork mentioned.
ABC Information first reported on the existence of the letter in September.
Police mentioned they reviewed the boyfriend’s photograph of the letter. The be aware learn, in accordance with the paperwork, “If you’re studying this per my textual content, then I’m so sorry. I left the home this morning on a mission, and set an auto textual content.”
Tyler Robinson, accused within the deadly taking pictures of Charlie Kirk, sits beside protection legal professional Kathryn Nester throughout a listening to in Fourth District Court docket, January 16, 2026 in Provo, Utah.
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“I’m doubtless lifeless, or dealing with a prolonged jail sentence,” the letter continued, in accordance with the paperwork. “I had the chance to take out Charlie Kirk, and I took it. I don’t know if I’ll/have succeeded, however I had hoped to make it dwelling to you. I want we may have lived in a world the place this didn’t really feel needed.”
Kirk was shot and killed in the course of his outdoor event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. The 31-year-old was the founding father of the conservative youth activist group Turning Level USA, and the Utah Valley occasion marked the primary cease of his “The American Comeback Tour,” which invited college students on faculty campuses to debate hot-button points.
The scene after photographs had been fired at an look by Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley College, September 10, 2025 in Orem, Utah.
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Robinson allegedly fled the scene of the taking pictures, prompting an enormous manhunt. He surrendered to authorities on the night time of Sept. 11.
He was charged with aggravated homicide, felony discharge of a firearm inflicting severe bodily harm, obstruction of justice, two counts of witness tampering and fee of a violent offense within the presence of a kid. He has not entered a plea.
