The man was accused of assassinating rising conservative star Charlie Kirk was immersed in a toxic online community, which could have led to his actions.
Authorities say Taylor Robinson22 years old, instilled by the left-wing online ideology. Many on the left hate the right-wing firepower Mr. Kirk.
Those who are immersed in the online universe, many young people spend a lot of time saying their motivations may be more confusing and with dark online culture and memes, not just political ideology.
They pointed out the news left by Mr. Robinson About bullet shells and social media posts related to violent gaming and nihilistic discourse. Antifa of the left-wing movement used one of the engravings, the lyrics of the World War II song, but also heard it in the popular Shooter video games.
gentlemen. RobinsonKeeping in romantic relationships with his trans roommate, he is active in the online video game community on several message boards.
Another bullet carving found by law enforcement after Mr Kirk’s death mentioned the “Wrinkle” subculture, where Mr. Robinson Participated in another online chat group, Reddit.
The bullet news seems to be targeting Mr. Robinson’s Online communities, most seniors know nothing. Todd E. Eberlyprofessor of political science at St. Mary’s College in Maryland.
“They are communicating with them and trying to connect with members of these niche communities.” Eberly explain. “And, I think, to the extent that most of us don’t know how deep and in-depth it is in these communities, we’re missing a big part of the picture.”
The FBI is studying Mr. Robinson’s wide online presence in search of motivations and evidence to prove his case.
FBI director Kash Patel said on Fox News on Monday that they plan to interview people who talk to Mr. Robinson on the online platform Discord for “scores”.
Mr. Robinson admitted to the shooting hours before his arrest on Friday, according to the Washington Post.
He told dozens of friends in one of at least two chat groups that he was the deadly man on Wednesday when he spoke to students on the campus green campus of Utah Valley University.
“Hello everyone, I have bad news for everyone.” “I was on UVU yesterday. I’m sorry for that.”
Authorities said Mr. Robinson fired a gun at his boyfriend, who was the boyfriend who transitioned with the woman after the shooting. The messages refer to a rifle discarded in the woods, where authorities found it. He made other revelatory statements to his boyfriend on the platform, which led him to the crime. Among them, the message carved into the bullet was mentioned, the gun was wrapped in a towel, and then the clothes were changed before the shooting.
Authorities said Mr. Robinson’s DNA was found on towels and a screwdriver found on the roof of the campus building, and Mr. Kirk was shot dead.
Not all Mr. Robinson’s communication about the shooting was online.
Mr Patel said the boyfriend, whom the authorities had not identified, was working together and told investigators a note written by Mr Robinson, who said he planned to carry out Mr Kirk’s shooting.
The bill was later destroyed.
Mr. Robinson will appear in Utah court on Tuesday. Prosecutors plan to accelerate his murder, a crime that qualifies him for death if convicted.
Investigators say they are compiling a large amount of evidence involving his shooting. The exact motivation is not clear.
Mr. Kirk is known for his opposition to transgender ideology and often debates members of the trans community on university campuses. Currently, he is debating whether a student is conducting mass shootings in proportion to trans people.
Mr. Robinson’s family said he felt very disliked Mr. Kirk. They said he accused him of “spreading hatred.”
Mr. Robinson is a high school honors student who withdrew from Utah State after one semester despite receiving a generous academic scholarship. He then attended a technical college and studied to become an electrician.
gentlemen. Eberly The emerging picture is one of the students who once promoted him, who is focused on “a social isolation and a toxic subculture of online gaming that is dominated by an obsession with violence.”
This culture has influenced other young people to commit violence. Eberly explain.
He said there were three school shooters recently, one of the students shooting two classmates in a suburb of Denver last week, who spent months watching and sharing content generated in the online “Gore Forum.”
Cy Canterel, a media theorist who decodes the online world, says online cultural memes affect and numb the minds of those who spend most of their time wrapped in strange cartoon characters, doom messaging and consumer cultural imitation. The online world may provide clues about the reason why Mr Kirk was shot dead, she said.
“The positions that once seemed unimaginable have been normalized within the group,” she said. “There is nothing important to mix. Everything is joke. Nihilism is the punch line.”
