Authorities reported that 22-year-old Tyler Robinson fatally shot Kirk with a rifle, targeting his neck from a rooftop vantage point. Following the incident, Robinson was apprehended after an intensive 33-hour search.

Six other charges include obstruction of justice and witness tampering, allegedly for ordering his roommate to stay silent.

Gray cited lengthy text message exchanges between Robinson and his roommate, whom he described as “a biological male who was transitioning genders”.

The Utah County Attorney General, Jeff Gray, announced that Tyler Robinson, the alleged perpetrator in the deadly shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, is facing multiple charges, including seven counts, with capital murder being among them.

Robinson and the roommate were in a romantic relationship, Gray said.

Gray cited the messages as saying: “Some hate can’t be negotiated out.”

A polarising figure, he often posted edited clips of his interactions during debates at his many college events.