Charlie Kirk’s suspected assassin shared messages detailing the aftermath of the killing via an online chatroom, authorities said.
Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested on Thursday after allegedly killing the 31-year-old conservative activist as he spoke at a university event in Utah.
Authorities reported that the suspect marked bullets with messages alluding to online culture and anti-fascist ideas before the fatal shooting of Kirk on Wednesday.
A roommate told officers that Robinson discussed the engravings and his movements after the killing on an online chat room, authorities said.
It is believed that he utilized Discord, a platform also used for gaming, where users typically connect over mutual interests.
Investigators probing Kirk’s death said Robinson posted messages on Discord saying he needed to retrieve a rifle from a drop point.
The messages allegedly mentioned how Robinson concealed a rifle, purportedly used in the shooting, by wrapping it in a towel and hiding it in a bush. Officials noted that Robinson also described using a scope and changing his attire.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox mentioned that one bullet was inscribed with ‘Notices bulges OwO, what’s this?’, a meme often used to mock ‘furries’ and transgender individuals.
Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested on Thursday after allegedly killing the 31-year-old as he spoke at a university event in Utah on Wednesday
Furries are a community who adopt anthropomorphized animal personas, sometimes in a sexual contents.
Website ‘Know Your Meme’ points to the phrase reportedly engraved on the bullet being used online to troll Furries.
Another said ‘Hey Fascists! Catch’, alongside an up arrow, a right arrow symbol and another three arrows pointing downwards.
These symbols might be a nod to the Iron Front, a paramilitary organization formed to oppose the Nazi Party during Germany’s Weimar Republic era.
Another bullet carried the lyrics from the famed Italian anti-fascist anthem ‘Bella Ciao’, a tribute to the Italian resistance against Nazism.
The final unfired casing was inscribed with: ‘If you read this you are gay LMAO’, Cox added. LMAO is an internet acronym for ‘laughing my ass off.’
Robinson was turned into police overnight by his father and a minister in southern Utah after images of a person of interest were shared by authorities.
Kirk is seen here throwing hats to supporters who had gathered at Utah Valley University on Wednesday
OWO is intended to represent a wide-eyed face of surprise, with ‘notices bulge’ referring to the male appendage, it is used here in a post on Reddit
Robinson was turned into police overnight by his father and a minister in southern Utah
Officials said he had become more political in recent years, and mentioned Kirk going to Utah Valley University.
Governor Cox added: ‘In the conversation with another family member, Robinson mentioned Charlie Kirk was coming to UVU.
‘They talked about why they didn’t like [Kirk]and the viewpoints that he had.’
Robinson is alleged to have said at dinner with family that ‘Kirk was full of hate and spreading hate’.
Robinson arrived on the UVU campus driving a gray Dodge Challenger, before opening fire on the 31-year-old conservative influencer, police said.
He was dressed in a plain maroon T-shirt, light-colored shorts, a black hat with a white logo and light-colored shoes.
Cox said Robinson was wearing clothing ‘consistent’ with this outfit when he was detained around 10pm local time Thursday.
FBI Director Kash Patel claimed the capture of the suspect was ‘historic’ – patting the bureau on the back for bringing the manhunt to an end within 33 hours.
Robinson lives in a $600,000 six-bedroom home in Washington, Utah – about 260 miles south of Kirk’s assassination in Orem.
His family’s social media show Robinson, with his brothers, enjoying vacations and sharing selfies, including some celebrating the alleged killer getting into college.
President Donald Trump said he now wants to see the killer get the death penalty for the assassination of Kirk, who he described as the ‘finest person’.
Kirk, a father-of-two, known for his fierce MAGA views and debates with college kids across the country, collapsed immediately after being hit by the gunfire.
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