Utah DA: Kirk Assassin Became More Political, Was “Becoming More Pro-Gay And Trans Rights Oriented”
At a press conference on Tuesday, Utah County District Attorney Jeff Gray said Charlie Kirk’s assassin “had become more political and had started to lean more to the left, becoming more pro-gay and trans rights oriented.”
JEFF GRAY, UTAH COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY: Each round in the rifle contained an etched inscription as follows. The fired cartridge was etched, “Notice’s Bulge, O-W-O, what’s this?” The second cartridge that was again not spent, the last three were not spent, were not fired. The second, “Hey Fascist, Catch,” with arrow symbols. The third cartridge, “O bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao.” The fourth cartridge, “If you read this, you are gay L-M-A-O.” The rifle, ammunition rounds, and towel were sent for forensic processing. DNA consistent with defendant was found on the trigger, other parts of the rifle, the fired cartridge casing, two of the three unfired cartridges, and the towel. Law enforcement was unable to immediately locate the shooter, so they published photos of the shooter from the UVU surveillance cameras and asked for the public’s help to identify him. Meanwhile, law enforcement continued to try to identify the shooter through other means, the Washington County investigation. On the evening of September 11, 2025, as law enforcement continued their investigation, Tyler James Robinson went to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office with his parents and a family friend to turn himself in. Robinson’s mother stated the following to police. On September 11, 2025, the day after the shooting, 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 that he had also been at home homesick on September 10th. Robinson’s mother expressed concern to her husband that the suspect shooter looked like Robinson. Robinson’s father agreed. Robinson’s mother explained that over the last year or so, Robinson had become more political and had started to lean more to the left, becoming more pro-gay and trans rights oriented. She stated that Robinson began to date his roommate, a biological male who was transitioning genders.
