On Tuesday, the Utah County Attorney’s Office charged Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder in the shooting of conservative activist and broadcaster Charlie Kirk . During the press conference announcing the charges, Utah County attorney Jeff Gray also provided some new details in the aftermath of the attack, including texts in which Robinson confessed to the killing to his roommate, who was also his romantic partner. (Robinson has not confessed directly to law enforcement that he was the shooter.)
Robinson was arraigned virtually on Tuesday afternoon and briefly stated his name before the court:
In the formal charges filed on Tuesday, prosecutors say that Robinson texted with his roommate, a “biological male who was involved in a romantic relationship with Robinson,” per the fili