Tyler Robinson said he killed Charlie Kirk because he 'spreads too much hate': Officials

[00:00] and accused of assassinating

[00:01] conservative activist Charlie Kirk now

[00:03] charged with seven counts including

[00:05] aggravated murder as prosecutors now

[00:08] pursue the death penalty.

[00:09] >> State of Utah versus Tyler James

[00:11] Robinson. Could you state your name?

[00:15] >> Tyler James Robinson.

[00:17] >> 22-year-old Tyler Robinson appearing in

[00:19] court for the first time Tuesday after

[00:21] Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray outlined

[00:23] his case against the suspect, linking

[00:25] him to that single fatal shot. the

[00:28] 31-year-old husband and father of two.

[00:30] >> Counting or not counting gang violence.

[00:32] >> Great.

[00:34] >> Prosecutors say the suspect's DNA was

[00:36] found on the rifle's trigger and laid

[00:38] out the evidence they say tied him to

[00:40] the crime, sharing these photos that

[00:42] reached millions of people, including

[00:44] the suspect's mother.

[00:46] >> Robinson's mother saw the photo of the

[00:48] shooter in the news and thought the

[00:50] shooter looked like her son.

[00:52] >> Prosecutors say the suspect's father

[00:54] then got Robinson on the phone. Robinson

[00:56] implied that he was the shooter and

[00:57] stated that he couldn't go to jail and

[01:00] just wanted to end it. When asked why he

[01:03] did it, Robinson explained there is too

[01:05] much evil and the guy referring to

[01:08] Charlie Kirk spreads too much hate.

[01:11] >> Authorities say his parents detailed a

[01:13] shift in their son. Robinson's mother

[01:15] explained that over the last year or so,

[01:18] Robinson had become more political

[01:21] and had started to lean more to the

[01:23] left, becoming more pro-gay and trans

[01:27] rightsoriented.

[01:29] She stated that Robinson began to date

[01:31] his roommate, a biological male who was

[01:35] transi trans transitioning genders.

[01:37] >> The prosecutor says the roommate then

[01:39] handed over incriminating messages from

[01:41] the suspect. The roommate received a

[01:44] text message from Robinson which said,

[01:47] "Drop what you're doing. Look under my

[01:49] keyboard." The roommate looked under the

[01:52] keyboard and found a note that stated,

[01:55] quote, "I had the opportunity to take

[01:57] out Charlie Kirk, and I'm going to take

[02:00] it."

[02:00] >> According to authorities, he then

[02:02] explained his motive for allegedly

[02:03] murdering Kirk

[02:05] >> Robinson. I had enough of his hatred.

[02:07] Some hate can't be negotiated out. The

[02:10] suspect also allegedly telling his

[02:12] roommate he'd been planning the attack

[02:14] for a little over a week. And now

[02:16] investigators trying to determine

[02:17] whether he acted alone or if the people

[02:20] he was allegedly communicating with on

[02:21] the messaging app Discord knew what he

[02:24] planned to do.

[02:25] >> Do you believe that the suspect was a

[02:26] lone wolf or could this be part of a

[02:29] >> I can't comment on that. I'm not aware

[02:31] of all their investigation. And I just

[02:33] know that uh these agencies are

[02:36] continuing to investigate this case and

[02:38] follow all leads.

[02:41] >> Now, that vest the suspect was wearing

[02:43] is called a suicide prevention smok.

[02:45] Unsurprisingly, he was denied bail and

[02:47] his next court appearance was set for

[02:48] September 29th. But first, the judge

[02:51] says he has to be provided with a public

[02:52] defender qualified for a death penalty

[02:55] case. Robin. All right, manner. Thanks

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