Prosecutors Reveal Chilling Text Messages Between Alleged Kirk Assassin And His Trans Lover

Authorities charged the suspect in the assassination of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk with aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, obstruction of justice, witness tampering and committing a violent offense in the presence of a child in local Utah court on Tuesday.

Tyler Robinson, 22, faces a possible death sentence if convicted of his charges in the Sept. 10 shooting death of Kirk at TPUSA’s Utah Valley University (UVU) event in Orem, Utah County Attorney Jeffrey Gray said at a Tuesday press conference. Robinson targeted Kirk based on “political expression,” officials said, confirming the alleged motive in Kirk’s assassination. (RELATED: Charlie Kirk’s Alleged Assassin Identified As 22-Year-Old Utah Resident)
A police vehicle is seen parked near the house of Tyler Robinson’s parents in Washington, Utah, on September 12, 2025. (Photo by Romain Fonsegrives/AFP via Getty Images)