Relative Of Kirk Suspect’s Roommate Claims He ‘Hates Conservatives And Christians’
New details have emerged in the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, pointing to a disturbing political motive and radical left-wing influences.
The alleged shooter, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, was in a romantic relationship with a transgender individual, Lance Twiggs, who lived with him at the time of the murder, according to family members and charging documents.
One of Twiggs’ relatives told Fox News Digital the roommate openly despised conservatives and Christians.
“He hates conservatives and Christians. He hated us. He was not raised that way, but he, over the years, has become really detached [and] been radicalized,” the relative said.
She added that Twiggs had become angrier and more extreme in recent years:
“He has obviously gotten progressively worse the last year or two … always very angry.”
The family member suggested Robinson’s radical politics were heavily shaped by Twiggs during their relationship.
“I think Tyler got a whole lot worse in the year they have been dating. They are big gamers, and obviously, they have that group that influences them as well as others. But my gut tells me [the roommate] did more of the influencing,” she explained.
Despite those concerns, FBI officials told Fox News Digital that Twiggs has been “extremely cooperative” and initially claimed to have “had no idea” about Robinson’s plans.
But prosecutors say Robinson himself removed all doubt. Just hours after gunning down Kirk from a rooftop at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Robinson confessed in a text exchange with Twiggs, according to an indictment filed Tuesday.
Robinson urged Twiggs to check under his keyboard for a note. That message read:
“I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I’m going to take it.”
Twiggs at first asked if it was a joke. Robinson allegedly replied:
“I am still ok my love, but am stuck in Orem for a little while longer yet. Shouldn’t be long until I can come home, but I gotta grab my rifle still. To be honest I had hoped to keep this secret till I died of old age. I am sorry to involve you.”
When pressed directly about the killing, Robinson responded bluntly:
“I am. I’m sorry.”
Robinson also admitted he had used his grandfather’s scoped .30-06-caliber hunting rifle and stashed it in nearby bushes after changing clothes. He worried that his father would demand answers about the missing firearm:
“I’m worried what my old man would do if I didn’t bring back grandpas rifle … how the f— will I explain losing it to my old man,” he wrote.
Robinson has now been charged with aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, and obstruction of justice — three of seven total counts. Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty if he is convicted, noting Utah law allows execution by firing squad.
Governor Spencer Cox vowed swift justice in the hours after Kirk’s death, promising the state would pursue capital punishment.
Court filings also state Robinson “held leftist ideology” and had been “radicalized” online in the years leading up to the assassination.
As Robinson allegedly wrote to Twiggs before surrendering to police:
“[Y]ou are all I worry about love.”
The revelations confirm what conservatives have argued since day one: Charlie Kirk’s assassination was not random. It was political, carried out by a man deeply influenced by radical left-wing ideology and cheered on by a culture of hate toward Christians and conservatives.