(NewsNation) — Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin has been identified as Tyler Robinson, who authorities say confessed to shooting and killing the Turning Point USA co-founder during a speaking event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.
Authorities identified Robinson as the suspect in a news conference in Utah on Friday, stating he allegedly wrote messages on the bullet casings. Authorities said the inscriptions on the bullet casings read:
“Notices Buldges OwO What’s this?”
“Hey fascists, catch,” followed by a series of arrows.
“If you read this you are gay, LMAO.”
“Oh ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao,” which is a lyric from an antifascist World War II song, “Bella Ciao.”
Robinson, 22, was not a student at Utah Valley University. His family turned him in to law enforcement and he i