Utah Governor: Kirk’s Assassin ‘Deeply Indoctrinated with Leftist Ideology’

Tyler Robinson, the alleged murderer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, was “deeply indoctrinated with leftist ideology,” a preliminary investigation revealed according to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox.

Cox noted that Robinson’s political leanings had since become “very clear to us and to the investigators” in an interview with The Wall Street Journal — after Kirk was shot and killed Wednesday at Utah Valley University.

At a recent family dinner, Robinson had mused over the conservative activist’s first stop of his American Comeback tour at the Orem campus, which was about a three hour drive from the alleged sniper’s home.

The now-alleged shooter — who is not registered with any political party — had discussed how he “didn’t like” Kirk or “the viewpoints he had,” with a relative who responded that the now-slain 31-year-old Turning Point USA leader was “full of hate and spreading hate,” according to Cox and an affidavit.

Moments before he was struck with a single bullet in the neck, the father of two young kids had been answering a question about mass shootings carried out by transgender people.

Evidence found at the scene of the fatal shooting provided a glimpse at a gunman with connections to left-leaning internet culture, including bullet casings that were retrieved bearing the phrase ‘Hey fascist! Catch!’

Other casings had etchings that read “if you read this, you are gay lmao” and the Italian phrase, “Bella Ciao,” which has roots in the anti-fascist movement during World War II but has since become popular on TikTok.

Robinson’s roommate also presented Discord messages from a contact named “Tyler” that discussed the need to retrieve a rifle.

The alleged murderer’s Mauser model 98 bolt-action rifle with a scope mounted on it was found in a wooded area not far from the Utah university.

Robinson was turned in by his dad through a minister who was a family friend after having revealed to his father that he’d rather kill himself than surrender, law enforcement sources said.

Kirk was struck in the neck by a single bullet and jerked back in pain, according to horrific videos that instantly spread across the incident. He was rushed to a hospital for emergency surgery after having lost a lot of blood.