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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Ramon Antonio Vargas

Utah prosecutors’ evidence indicates suspected motives of Charlie Kirk’s alleged shooter

Charlie Kirk speaks at a conference sponsored by Turning Point in Phoenix, Arizona, in 2024.
Charlie Kirk speaks at a conference sponsored by Turning Point in Phoenix, Arizona, in 2024. Photograph: Cheney Orr/Reuters

Evidence put forth by Utah prosecutors Tuesday offered the clearest indication yet of what motivated Tyler Robinson who they suspect killed the far-right provocateur Charlie Kirk.

In seized texts reproduced by prosecutors as they charged the 22-year-old with capital murder and other crimes after his arrest, Robinson is quoted talking to his partner – whom they described as “transitioning genders” – about having had enough of Kirk’s “hatred”.

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