The conversation surrounding Charlie Kirk’s death is far from over… because the murder suspect just made a claim that could change everything we thought we knew.
It’s been more than half a year since the Turning Point USA founder was mercilessly gunned down at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah in front of a crowd of students. Shortly after his death, cops zeroed in on Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old Utah native, as the primary suspect. Utah Governor Spencer Cox revealed a family member had told police that Tyler had become “more political in recent years” and was open about his dislike for some of Charlie’s viewpoints:
“The family member referenced a recent incident in which Robinson came to dinner prior to September 10, and in the conversation with another family member, Robinson mentioned Charlie Kirk was coming to UVU. They talked about why they didn’t like him and the viewpoints he had.”
A family member further claimed Tyler “confessed to them or implied” he committed the crime, and his father tried to convince him to turn himself in.
Furthermore, Tyler apparently sent messages on Discord after the shooting asking someone to “retrieve a rifle from a drop point.” He also talked about bullet engravings, and we know the rifle retrieved was discovered with several engraved bullet casings.
However, there’s a new detail about the bullets in question…
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In legal documents seen by TMZ, Tyler’s defense team argues there’s a discrepancy between the ballistic evidence and the rifle reportedly used by Tyler. The suspect’s attorney revealed the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives conducted an analysis revealing the bullet recovered in the autopsy does NOT conclusively match the rifle connected to Tyler:
“[The ATF was] unable to identify the bullet recovered at autopsy to the rifle allegedly tied to Mr. Robinson”
Whoa… The report continues:
“Although the State has not indicated an intent to produce this report at the preliminary hearing, the defense may very well decide to offer the testimony of the ATF firearm analyst as exculpatory evidence.”
In the court docs, Tyler’s defense team goes on to argue there are still several categories of forensic evidence that remain incomplete, and until they receive all case files and testing protocols and have their own experts review them, a determination on whether the evidence would actually hold in court can’t be made.
They further stated prosecutors have sent over 20,000 files, including more than 61,500 pages, 31 hours of audio, and 700 hours of video footage, which will take at least two months to comb through. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for May, but Tyler’s legal team has requested it be delayed to give them more time to review evidence.
Tyler’s legal team has also been vocal about wanting his trial to be televised:
“Keeping court proceedings as public as possible helps to quell and contradict the tide of misinformation.”
Tyler was charged with aggravated murder and felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, and faces the death penalty if convicted.
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[Images via Utah County Sheriff’s Office & MEGA/WENN]
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