After allegedly shooting conservative commentator Charlie Kirk during a speaking event at Utah Valley University last week, suspect Tyler James Robinson texted his roommate and confessed, according to charging documents submitted Tuesday.

In a news conference announcing the charges, Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray said Robinson told his roommate to “drop what you are doing, look under my keyboard.” Underneath the keyboard, Gray said, a note read: “I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I’m going to take it.”

The roommate, whom authorities say was in a romantic relationship with Robinson and is transgender, asked if Robinson was being serious and if he was the person who killed Kirk.

“I am, I’m sorry,” Robinson replied.

They later asked Robinson why he did it, court records

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