A day after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot, the man accused of killing him told his roommate he wished "he hadn't done it," according to recordings played in a Utah courtroom Thursday. The roommate, Lance Twiggs—who was also the 23-year-old suspect's romantic partner—told investigators that Tyler Robinson paced nervously and talked about confessing to his parents or turning himself in, NBC News reports. Twiggs, who has cooperated throughout the investigation and has been granted immunity, said that while Robinson talked about politics sometimes, he had never heard him mention Kirk before the shooting, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Prosecutors say Robinson left Twiggs a note declaring he planned to "take out" Kirk and later texted that he'd "had enough of his hatred," messages that were read aloud in court. Prosecutors said that around an hour before he turned himself in, Robinson posted "it was me at UVU yesterday" in a Discord chatroom, the AP reports. Defense attorneys sought to block the public release of the statements, saying prosecutors would treat them like a confession.
Robinson, charged with aggravated murder in the Sept. 10 shooting at Utah Valley University, has not entered a plea. A judge will decide after this week's preliminary hearing whether the case goes to trial. Kirk's family is pushing for maximum transparency in the proceedings. Robinson's parents and two of his brothers sat behind him in court on Thursday. Kirk's parents and his widow, Erika Kirk, were also present, a few rows behind, the AP reports.
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