Authorities say Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer has been instilled with left-wing views and has developed romantic relationships with people who have transitioned from male to female, and authorities say he shot and killed the rising conservative star on the Utah campus last week.
news Taylor Robinson’s Utah government announced views and his transgender relationship. Spencer Coxis one of the details used by law enforcement officers to piece together the motives behind Kirk’s assassination.
gentlemen. Robinson22, detained Thursday night, less than 36 hours after Mr. Kirk was killed by a bullet fired from the roof of a building at the Valley University of Utah.
This shot hits the turning point creator on the American neck as he conducts a Q&A style debate on outdoor questions, in which thousands of students gather on campus Green.
Currently, he has been shot and killed, Mr. Kirk, 31, opposes trans ideology, and he debates mass shootings committed by trans people.
Mr Kirk’s death may be related to trans ideology.
gentlemen. Robinson It is expected to face charges of serious murder, felony release of firearms in court on Tuesday, resulting in serious personal injury and obstruction of justice.
He was held in Utah prison without bail. gentlemen. Cox He said he had lashed out and had not cooperated with the authorities.
But his trans boyfriend, Lance Twiggs, is also his roommate, is answering questions.
The two live in an apartment in St. George, about four hours from the Utah Valley University campus.
“The roommate is a romantic partner, a transition from male to female,” Mr. Cox said on CNN’s ITU. “The partner is very cooperative” and “didn’t know this is happening. He is working with investigators now.”
gentlemen. CoxRepublicans say the exact motive behind the shooting is unclear, but authorities are studying “leftist ideology.” People around him said Robinson Has been “deeply instilled”. Authorities are also studying Mr. Transgender identity. Robinson’s The boyfriend played a role in motivating Mr. Kirk, 31, to shoot.
Mr Kirk is known for promoting the voting factors that promote youth voting for President Trump in the November election, and his viral videos are known in which he debates students with left-wing views on college campuses. He refused to believe that those who questioned their gender should undergo hormones or surgery.
Mr. Kirk is a devout Christian, criticizing the so-called gender care of children and young people.
He also angered the left by questioning the impact of diversity, equity and inclusion policies, opposing the impact of abortion and feminism, and calling for the impact of deportation of illegal immigrants.
He is one of several popular conservative influencers who are death threatened by their views, the left is often disconnected from context and described as a return, misogynistic, fascism, homophobia and even danger.
Although Mr. Robinson has been silent, family, friends and neighbors are providing details about his transfer to the political left, as well as his involvement in online communities such as Furaffinity.net, a website specializing in the artwork of “Furries”, some of which are of nature.
Furry subcultures are interested in anthropomorphic animals. Furry fans often share furry artworks or wear animal costumes called “fur”.
Online detectives also dug out posts about his romantic partner, Mr. Twiggs, 22. They reposted a selfie of him wearing a “furry” and another photo of him wearing a furry headdress.
It is said that a shell turret recovered by law enforcement was carved by Mr. Robinson, with a wrinkle-themed message: “Note the bulge, Owo, what is this?”
Another bullet carved with “Hey, Fascist, catch!” followed by the arrow symbol associated with the shooting video game Helldivers 2.
A message on the third bullet is “Oh, Bella Joe, Bella Joe, Bella Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe,” and the lyrics of the World War II song have been selected in recent years by the left and increasingly violent Antifa movement. The song is also used in the popular first-person shooter game called Far Cry 6.
Another bullet casing engraved with “If you read it, it’s gay lmao.”
Mr. Robinson grew up in a family described as a Republican in the faith of the Mormon.
Authorities said his father handed him in the grainy photos and he recognized his son, the FBI circulated shortly after the shooting. The family is working with the investigation.
Authorities say they did not rule out a wider conspiracy to kill Mr. Kirk.
Neighbors told the media that they found visitors who had license plates outside the state to visit Mr. Robinson’s home two weeks before the shooting.
Mr. Twiggs has handed over the authorities of the online communication platform Discord to the authorities.
The arrest affidavit said that in the discordant news, Mr. Robinson “said it was necessary to retrieve the rifle from the drop point – leaving the rifle in the bush” and the message “is related to the area where the rifle is visually looking at, and a message referring to wrapping the rifle in a towel.”
His family told police and the FBI that Mr. Robinson despised Mr. Kirk, who pointed out Mr. Kirk’s imminent appearance at Utah Valley University before the shooting.
Mr Robinson told his family, Mr Kirk, “full of hatred and spread hatred.”
At the time of the shooting, Mr. Robinson was trained at a local technical college to become an electrician. In an online video from high school, he reads aloud Utah State University’s proposal, which seems to be the full scholarship. He went to school but dropped out after one semester.
Family members told authorities that he has become more politicized in recent years.
gentlemen. Cox Authorities have other forensic evidence to tie Mr Robinson to the shooting, which will be made public when he is indicted on Tuesday, said on NBC’s “Meet the Media” on Sunday.
The governor said Mr Robinson’s ideology was clearly a dark turn after his withdrawal from Utah and became more entrenched in left-wing online communities and violent video games.
“Obviously, there are a lot of games in progress. It’s been confirmed that there is a deep dark internet, a red culture and this guy is exploring the other dark places on the internet.” Cox explain. “You are [bullet] casings. I don’t know what many of these inscriptions mean. But they are undoubtedly the “imitation” that is happening in today’s society. ”
