Posted on 09/16/2025 9:00:05 AM PDT by Signalman
Tyler Robinson, the suspected gunman in Charlie Kirk’s assassination, may face a firing squad as a result of charges that prosecutors plan to unveil on Tuesday.
The 22-year-old alleged assassin has so far refused to cooperate with investigators, who, regardless, believe they have enough evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he murdered Kirk, 31, during a political event on a Utah college campus last week.
Sources close to the investigation said that Kirk is expected to be charged with one count of capital murder, a charge that carries the death penalty in the state of Utah. Prosecutors are expected to seek the death penalty.
Charges against Robinson are set to be announced at 2 p.m. local time, with his first virtual court appearance occurring at 5 p.m.
Prosecutors will argue that Robinson was motivated by a “leftist ideology” that inspired hatred for Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA and a nationally recognized conservative activist who made a name for himself debating students on college campuses. Investigators believe he became “radicalized” online, where he discussed his growing disgust with conservatives in online message boards with gamers and transgender activists.
Robinson’s roommate, who is transgender, was in a romantic relationship with him and has reportedly turned over incriminating messages that Robinson left in a Discord chat where he confessed to shooting Kirk with a hunting rifle last Wednesday.
Roughly two hours before surrendering to authorities, Robinson allegedly wrote, “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.”
The message appears to be a straightforward admission of guilt, delivered in his own words, and if authenticated, would amount to a bombshell piece of evidence in the ongoing case.
Robinson was arrested last week after a 33-hour manhunt. After allegedly shooting Kirk, he confessed to his father, who called the family’s pastor, who then called a member of law enforcement to take Robinson into custody.
FBI Director Kash Patel stated on Fox News on Monday that more than 20 individuals may have participated in the group chat where the admission was made. The Bureau is also investigating since-deleted social media posts from a small cohort of transgender activists who referenced the shooting up to a month before it occurred.
Utah is one of 27 states that still implements the death penalty, and is just one of five that allows for the firing squad if lethal injection is unavailable.
The last Utah inmate to die by firing squad was murderer Ronnie Lee Gardner in June 2010, according to the NY Post.
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Firing Squad...........ironic..................
Bullets don’t cost too much.
Let Erika fire the the gun that would be nice to see
Shoot him right in the balls.
Take your time reloading.
Then shoot him in what’s left of his balls.
L
I volunteer to serve on the squad. No need to pay me. I’ll even pay travel expenses.
“”Tyler Robinson, the suspected gunman in Charlie Kirk’s assassination, may face a firing squad as a result of charges that prosecutors plan to unveil on Tuesday.””
Firing squads should be reserved for military criminals. Lethal injection is probably what Robinson will get. But it might be years before even that happens. Hell is full-up right about now, so they’ll have to make some room for him... or think about expanding. I hear New York is due for an impending ‘big change’ in scenery.
They need to keep him around for as long as he can provide info.
Poetic Justice.
His ONLY hope is an insanity plea.
side note off topic- luigi magione terror charges have been dropped- his idiot supporters were cheering and yelling outside the courtroom
... And are very effective.
Yeah...journalism.
“”They need to keep him around for as long as he can provide info.””
He is refusing to cooperate. Which means he’s not providing info. The DOJ has a chance to make amends with all of the anti-delayed justice patriots (myself included) that have been wondering why there has been no arrests among the Deep State left traitors. They could at least have a swift trial and execution on this. It’s a no-brainer. Or it should be.
Proofreading is dead.
With the gun he used with the engraved bullets he didn’t fire.
“”If it makes Mormons (who prefer fring squads) drop all appeals to slow the process. I’m good with it. I don’t care for lethal injection, as I don’t want medical personnel involved in the killing. Hanging would work too.””
Ok. I’m not real picky on how they do it, as long as they do it quickly. Taxpayers should not be on the hook for this creep for years (or decades) while he languishes on death row in relative comfort.
He’s NOT TALKING!
Utah should Gary Gilmore his sorry ass.
And it must be Livestreamed on all the social medias just like Charlies murder was.
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