Charlie Kirk assassin was living with trans roommate

[ThatZanyFatball]

May have been lovers, and sounds like he knew ahead of time that it was going to happen.

Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin Tyler Robinson lived with transgender partner: source

Awks!

I think its fair to say, Tyler wasn't 'The One' for him, no.

I don't even think psycho-adjacent cuts it.

It just reads like an immature prat who liked computer games, and couldn't tell the difference between reality and fantasy thought he'd take an opportunity and thought he'd be able to get away with it but was still scared of his Dad being cross (not the FBI and a possible death sentence!)

He's a fucking child mentally.

Thats not the thought processing of an adult!

And what about that beardy nutter down the front shouting USA USA and doing first pumps immediately after the shooting, when everyone in the vicinity had hit the deck?

People here were right that the memes on the bullets were just bleak nihilism and wanting to do something edgelordy, by the sound of it.

"Remember how I was casually engraving bullets in front of you the other day" is, uh, interesting

I think in some ways also interesting even just on its own, like - some people sit and watch a Netflix show together in the living room, we engrave bullets... wait, what?!

I thought the text messages with his furry friend were quite telling. He was dithering on about the gun and how to retrieve it, as if for all the world he thought he would get away with this.

The furry one must have been texting with one hand whilst he shoved every stick of furniture in the house against the front door.

tbf, if someone with this apparent level of mental said to you "i'm gonna kill x on Tuesday if I can", I think most people would go "oh alright mate, if you say so!"

I don't know how they'd actually manage to stick anything on anyone else tbh, unless they'd helped in a material way.

If I were his mother I would be so heartbroken to read that.

You would so clearly see your child.

Fucking fuckwit about covers it.

His mother was the one who recognised him first by all accounts.

I'm guessing she probably knew he was capable unfortunately. Her and his dad didn't pause and think "Naaaaaa its not him". They KNEW straight away and didn't seem to have doubt.

I feel for them on so many levels.

But honestly, this is not a responsible adult level of thinking either. Not of a 22 year old.

The handwritten note was allegedly destroyed but the cops have photographic evidence of it existing! (which explains why I was at first confused as to whether the note was a paper object or on a phone)

Whether the photo was taken by Tyler or Lance they did not say but these are definitely not the actions of criminal masterminds - why document a thing that you are about to destroy (or request someone destroys on your behalf?)

The last I heard about that guy is that he was offering to explain his actions if someone in the media paid him for his story!

I think there will be a few people who knew vaguely of Tyler's plans, but didn't know they knew because they just wrote it off as bullshitting. But the casual 'remember when i was carving bullets' is just fucking weird.

Whether there were any that 'knew' knew is for the FBI to figure out.

I feel a bit sorry for Robinson's partner tbh.

I thought he'd already shared some bullshit story about how his actions were in fact an attempt to distract the sniper from any further shooting?

His hard drive is probably another one that needs checked.

You may be more up to date than me! I agree re: hard drive.

I definitely feel sorry for the partner. Haven't heard anything so far that would make you think he/her had a clue about what TR was going to do.

TR appears to have been so sure he was going to get away it, he never gave any thought for what life would be like for his loved ones and the potential for their safety to be compromised after he was caught.

To a point.

But

"He was just engraving his bullets with Furry Memes in front of the TV" is probably not the easiest sell to the FBI who are investigating one of the USA's highest profile murders in sixty years.

Cos we are all thinking "well thats just normal isn't it?!"

God, can you imagine whats being going on in the FBI investigation room this week?!

In fairness to Lance, if Tyler is this level immature/naive, I'm not exactly expecting much more from Lance.

I feel a bit sorry for all of them really - obviously Robinson has to be held legally accountable for his terrible actions but he’s thrown his whole life away and made Charlie Kirk more famous (and potentially more popular) than ever.

What an absolute twit - seems to believe he did it for the love of his boyfriend but the boyfriend ain’t gonna be visiting him on death row for the next 30 years.

Tbh I wonder if there's some cognitive issue with Robinson. He seems to have excelled enough academically at school to get a really good college scholarship, then dropped out after one semester for reasons unknown.

Those texts don't read like a bright 22 year old, they read like a not very bright 10 year old.

Is this the ‘Kill them all’ girl?
FAFO indeed

Collecting knives/engraving bullets etc certainly aren't hobbies that appeal to me but on they're own they're not really on the level of assassinations tbf.

Wouldn’t be the first ‘gifted’ child who has a cognitive deficit alongside an academic ability.

Indeed. I'm sure he'll get plenty of attention from other men though as is the way in Class A penitentiaries.

Law & Crime Network are live streaming Robinson’s first court appearance on this link - not sure when it’s expected to start.

Edited to add: as far as I can tell he’s due in court at 10pm our time (BST).