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As we've mentioned, prosecutors allege that Tyler Robinson and his roommate and romantic partner exchanged a series of messages on the day of Charlie Kirk's murder.

Here's the full record of that communication, as laid out by court documents.

Robinson: drop what you are doing, look under my keyboard.

(When the roommate looked under Robinson's keyboard, there was a note that read: "I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I'm going to take it.")

Roommate: "What?????????????? You're joking, right????

Robinson: I am still ok my love, but am stuck in orem for a little while longer yet. Shouldn't be long until I can come home, but I gotta grab my rifle still. To be honest I had hoped to keep this secret till I died of old age. I am sorry to involve you.

Roommate: you weren't the one who did it right????

Robinson: I am, I'm sorry

Roommate: I thought they caught the person?

Robinson: no, they grabbed some crazy old dude, then interrogated someone in similar clothing. I had planned to grab my rifle from my drop point shortly after, but most of that side of town got locked down. Its quiet, almost enough to get out, but theres one vehicle lingering.

Roommate: Why?

Robinson: Why did I do it?

Roommate: Yeah

Robinson: I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can't be negotiated out.

We’ll have more from their text conversation in the next post.

There was a lot of confusion straight after Charlie Kirk's killing last week.

Authorities arrested two suspects early on, then released them before launching a manhunt that ended with the capture of Tyler Robinson.

We now have more information from officials about one of the suspects initially arrested - George Zinn.

Zinn was at the event where Kirk was shot and killed. As people fled, he was allegedly seen shouting that he had shot Kirk, according to Utah authorities.

He was arrested but later said he had falsely taken responsibility to sabotage police efforts to catch the gunman.

Officials say the distraction may have helped Robinson evade detection for longer, so Zinn has been charged with obstruction of justice.

Officials say they do not believe Zinn worked with Robinson.

He is also facing further charges for possession of child sex abuse material, after officials found over 20 images of children on his phone.

He remains in police custody.

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Tyler Robinson, 22, has been charged with seven offences over the murder of Charlie Kirk.

Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray outlined a long list of allegations and evidence that will be used in the case, and says he will seek the death penalty.

Here’s what we know:

The charges: aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, two counts of obstruction of justice, two counts of witness tampering, and committing a violent crime when children are present.

Text messages: Gray read out texts between Robinson and his roommate, who is transgender and with whom Robinson was in a romantic relationship. The messages Robinson sent allegedly say he shot Kirk because he "had enough of his hatred". The messages also detail his attempts to recover the rifle he hid, and instruct the roommate to delete the exchange.

A hidden note: Robinson allegedly left a note under his keyboard for his roommate, saying "I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and I'm going to take it".

The sniper nest: A university officer searched the rooftops after hearing a gunshot and found marks in the gravel suggesting a sniper had been camped, with a direct line of sight to where Kirk was shot.

The video: Robinson's mother saw a video of a suspect and told her husband it looked like their son. The father then confronted Robinson. Gray said video also showed the suspect walking with a stiff leg at the university, suggesting a rifle was hidden in his trousers.

The gun: Gray says the weapon used was unique and had been given to Robinson. It once belonged to his grandfather. Robinson's father asked to see a photo of the gun when he became suspicious, but Robinson did not send one.

As journalists fire questions at Gray, he mostly declines to comment and refers back to his earlier statement.

Reporters ask about the suspect's time online, whether he's co-operating with authorities, if the suspect was motivated by transgender rights, and for more details about his family - but after a few "no comment" responses, prosecutors wrap up the news conference.

Gray alleges that Robinson and his partner had also spoken in messages about his plans to leave town after the shooting, and his concerns over losing his rifle and how he would have to explain that to his father.

"Going to attempt to retrieve it again," Robinson allegedly said in the messages.

"I'm worried what my old man would do if I don't bring back grandpa's rifle." Gray also says that Robinson allegedly said the etches on the rounds "are mostly a big meme".

The suspect then told his roommate to delete the messages.

Robinson also sheds light on the political leanings of his family. "Since Trump got into office, my dad has been pretty diehard MAGA," Robinson said in messages, according to Gray.

Robinson then said in messages that he would turn himself in, before asking his roommate not to speak to the media and to ask for a lawyer.

Kayla Epstein
Reporting from Provo, Utah

Gray is giving a lot of detail about the frantic hours between the shooting and Robinson handing himself in.

The texts and statements Gray reads show how people in Robinson's life seemed caught off guard by his alleged actions.

We heard more about how Robinson's parents came to suspect their son's involvement in the shooting, and eventually persuaded him to hand himself in with help from a family friend.

We also heard text messages between Robinson and his roommate.

Gray read an alleged text exchange between Robinson and his roommate, who authorities say identifies as transgender and was in a romantic relationship with Robinson.

The alleged texts state that Robinson asked the roommate to check under a keyboard for a note.

"The roommate looked under the keyboard and found a note that stated quote, 'I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and I'm going to take it,'" Gray said.

According to Gray, the roommate then responded, "What you're joking, right?"

The texts continued as Robinson explained he had had "enough of his [Kirk's] hatred" and asked the roommate to delete text exchanges and not talk about his alleged actions.

Gray is now taking questions.

He takes a question from a reporter who asks if anyone knew about the shooting in advance.

He says it's an active investigation and there's no information about additional suspects right now.

Law enforcement will follow leads, he says.

Earlier, when asked if other people could have been involved in the murder, FBI Director Kash Patel replied: "Yes, sir".

Gray reminds everyone that the accused is innocent until proven guilty - and that will be for a jury to decide.

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Jeff Gray is now reading out messages between Robinson and his roommate, who gave the texts to the police.

The pair were in a romantic relationship, Gray says, and the roommate is a biological male who is undergoing a gender transition.

Robinson sent a message to his roommate saying "Drop what you're doing, look under my keyboard."

Under the keyboard, there was a note from Robinson which said: "I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and I'm going to take it."

The roommate resplied: "What? You're joking."

Gray reads out more messages between the pair, which are about how Robinson tried to evade police and gave the roommate updates about his movements.

At one point, Robinson allegedly texted about Kirk: "I've had enough of his hatred. Some hate can't be negotiated out."

Robinson also wrote: "To be honest I had hoped to keep this secret till I died of old age. I am sorry to involve you."

The roommate replied: "you weren't the one who did it right????"

Robinson replied: "I am, I'm sorry."

The roommate said: "I thought they caught the person?"

Robinson replied: "no, they grabbed some crazy old dude, then interrogated someone in similar clothing."

Asked why he did it, Tyler Robinson allegedly said there was too much evil and that Charlie Kirk spread too much hate.

Robinson was persuaded to turn himself in after speaking with a family friend, a retired law enforcement officer.

The friend advised him to bring all evidence to the police station.

Robinson allegedly said he had disposed of clothes in different areas.

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Robinson's father recalled a conversation where his son talked about Kirk coming to Utah Valley University, according to Jeff Gray.

Robinson reportedly said the school was a "stupid venue" for the event and accused Kirk of spreading hate.

Robinson's father also thought the rifle in the surveillance photos looked like a gun that had been given to his son.

He texted Robinson, asking him to send a photo of the gun, but Robinson didn't respond.

The father then called Robinson, who suggested he would kill himself, but was eventually persuaded to come to his parents' house.

While there, Robinson hinted that he was the attacker and said he wanted to "end it" rather than go to jail.

Jeff Gray is now speaking about the evening of 11 September, in the hours before Robinson handed himself in.

The attorney says Robinson's mother saw footage of the suspected killer on the news and thought it looked like her son.

She then called him and he said he was at home sick and had been the day before as well, Gray says.

She told Robinson's father that it looked like their son, and he agreed, the attorney adds.

She said that recently her son had become more political and left-leaning over gay and trans rights, and had been dating his roommate who was transitioning genders, Gray says.

This started conversations with his family, including his father who had different political views, he adds.

The wooded area mentioned in the last post is where investigators found a bolt action rifle wrapped in a towel, attorney Jeff Gray says.

It contained three unused rounds and one used one. No shell casings were found on the roof, he notes.

Gray also describes the etchings found on each round of the rifle.

One was etched with: "Notices bulge, OwO What's This?"

A second was etched with: "Hey facist! Catch!"

The third: "Oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao ciao ciao."

And the fourth: "If you read this, you are gay lmao."

Gray says the towel was sent for forensic processing, and DNA consistent with Robinson was found on the shell casings and the towel.

He adds that police were unable to immediately locate the suspect, so they released images asking the public for help.

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Gray says that after the suspect was seen on surveillance footage, investigators checked other footage from the same day.

They found the suspect entered campus at around 11:51 local time (13:51 ET, 17:51 GMT), wearing a black shirt with an American flag in the centre, a baseball cap and sunglasses.

The suspect rarely looked up and kept his head down, face hidden.

Investigators noticed he was walking with an unusual gait and very little bending in his right leg - consistent with a rifle being hidden in his trousers.

After the shot was fired, a surveillance camera captured someone leaving the roof with an item that looks like a rifle.

The person on the tape dropped the rifle as he leapt from the roof, then picked it up again and headed off the campus towards a wooded area.

Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray says a university officer scanned the rooftops for snipers after hearing the gunshot.

He says the officer rushed to a rooftop area about 160 yards (146m) away.

There, he saw a clear line of sight to where Kirk was shot.

On the ground were markings in the gravel on the roof that could have been where an attacker's arms and legs were, if they were in a prone position.

Gray continues to recount the events of last Wednesday.

Kirk was answering a question about mass shootings carried out by transgender individuals when the gunshot rang out, he says.

The bullet struck Kirk in the neck and he immediately slumped to the ground.

The bullet passed closely by other people, including nearby children and the person who asked Kirk the question.

Kirk was rushed to hospital and declared dead.

A medical examiner’s report is still pending.

Gray then goes through how police found the suspected weapon - a rifle - nearby, and launched a 33-hour manhunt that ended with Robinson surrendering to police.

DNA consistent with Robinson was found on the rifle's trigger, he says.

He adds that Robinson told his roommate to "delete incriminating messages" and not to talk to police.

He then explains how each of Robinson's actions has resulted in each of the charges he is facing.

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Here’s a timeline for your reference on what Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray has just said about what happened on 10 September.

The following times are approximates.

08:29 local time (14:29 GMT): Tyler Robinson arrives at the university in a Dodge Challenger vehicle.

12:10: Charlie Kirk appears and sits under a white pop-up tent to take questions from a crowd of about 3,000 in the university's quad - an outdoor courtyard.

12:20: He is asked by a member of the crowd: "Do you know how many transgender Americans have been mass shooters over the last 10 years?"

He replies: "Too many."

The questioner then states there had been five in 10 years and asks Kirk how many mass shootings there had been in that time.

"Counting or not counting gang violence?" Kirk replies.

Then a single shot is heard, which is believed to have been fired from the roof of the Losee Center, a building overlooking the quad.

Gray is now going through the events of 10 September.

He says the event was organised through Kirk's Turning Point USA organisation.

Kirk spoke with the crowd before the event, then sat under a tent and began taking questions from the audience, Gray says.

His team members were nearby, with a large crowd surrounding on three sides, the attorney says.

He then started taking questions.

Kayla Epstein
Reporting from Provo, Utah

Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray has announced more charges than expected, bringing the total to seven counts.

Surrounded by about 20 people from the prosecutor's office and the local sheriff's office, Gray made the sombre announcement that his office intends to seek the death penalty in this case.

Prosecutors were expected to charge Robinson with aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, and obstruction of justice. Those charges have now been confirmed.

But today, Gray also said Robinson will face two counts of witness tampering, linked to alleged instructions to his roommate to delete text messages and not talk to police if questioned.

The prosecutor also announced an extra charge - commission of violence in the presence of a child.