A day after Tyler Robinson, the suspect in Charlie Kirk's shooting, was arrested, a shocking update about the former has been revealed. Tyler Robinson allegedly confessed to killing Charlier Kirk, hours after the fatal shooting at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. But there's a twist: it was not him, but his 'doppelganger.'
The New York Times on Saturday published a report on Tyler Robinson's Discord chats. Their analysis revealed that Robinson came online on Discord hours after the shooting on Wednesday afternoon and said that his "doppelganger" shot and killed Charlie Kirk. The motive? The doppelganger supposedly wanted to get Robinson "in trouble."
The NYT reported that Tyler Robinson's friends on the Discord chat saw the semblance between him and the photo of the suspect the FBI released. After that, one of the members of the Discord chat group - reportedly an acquaintance of Robinson - asked him “wya” - or "where you're at?" The message ended with a skull emoji.
It was in reply to this message that Robinson wrote his “doppelganger” fatally shot Charlie Kirk in Orem.
What followed was an epic irony, as the group, along with Robinson, discussed how they could frame Robinson as the killer owing to his semblance and get the $100,000 reward that was on offer. Tyler Robinson responded, saying he is up for it if he "gets a cut" of the $100,000 reward.
{{/usCountry}}What followed was an epic irony, as the group, along with Robinson, discussed how they could frame Robinson as the killer owing to his semblance and get the $100,000 reward that was on offer. Tyler Robinson responded, saying he is up for it if he "gets a cut" of the $100,000 reward.
{{/usCountry}}The buck didn't stop there. Another member remembered the arrest of Luigi Mangione, the shooter who killed the UnitedHealthcare CEO and was caught at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania. The user wrote: "Whatever you do, don't go to a McDonald's anytime soon."
Robinson replied: "Better also get rid of the manifesto and exact copy rifle I have lying around."
Tyler Robinson Investigation Update
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is currently probing Tyler Robinson's motive as they prepare to press charges against him when he appears in court later this month. In connection with the probe, the FBI on Saturday interrogated the roommates who shared a three-bedroom apartment with Robinson in Saint George, Utah.
Though authorities did not reveal details of the investigation, multiple news outlets reported on it, citing unnamed law enforcement sources.
The reports, by Axios, Fox and the New York Post, claimed that Tyler Robinson was in a relationship with a "trans partner" and lived with them at the Saint George apartment. The Daily Mail reported that a roommate of Robinson, Lance Twiggs, showed the FBI incriminating texts, allegedly from Robinson, where the suspect talked about stashing the gun used to kill Charlie Kirk at a bush near UVU.
It is not known if the reported "trans partner" and the roommate who showed incriminating texts are the same individual.