Tyler Robinson, the man who is accused of killing Charlie Kirk, was living with a transgender partner who was changing from male to female.
The person in question is fully cooperating with the FBI’s investigation into the shooting death of the conservative organizer, according to a law enforcement source who spoke to The New York Post.
Public records show that Lance Twiggs, who is 22 years old, lived at the same home as Robinson. A Twiggs family member told The Post on Saturday, “Yes, they were roommates.”
The family member, who did not want to be named, said Twiggs was the “black sheep” of their St. George, Utah, family. They would not say if the two men were dating, though.
She said she didn’t know what her cousin believed or if Twiggs was changing genders, but that it wouldn’t surprise her if he was.
The family member said she knew Twiggs was questioned by cops. Saturday, The Post saw that no one was at the $1,800-a-month apartment that Robinson and Twiggs were thought to have shared.
A friend said that two weeks ago, they saw several people going in and out in cars with license plates from other states. The neighbor said, “They didn’t give off a good vibe.”
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Kirk, who was 31 years old, was shot once in the neck not long after being asked a question about transgender mass killers at a college event on his American Comeback Tour.
“Do you know how many transgender Americans have been mass shooters over the last 10 years?” asked attendee Hunter Kozak.
“Too many,” Kirk responded.
“Do you know how many mass shooters there have been in America over the last 10 years?” Kozak followed up.
“Counting or not counting gang violence?” the Turning Point USA founder sought to clarify.
After that, Kirk was shot.
Kirk, who called himself an evangelical Christian, spoke out against the “LGBTQ agenda” and same-sex weddings. He also spoke out against surgeries and procedures that change a person’s gender. But he always talked about these things in a kind and understanding way.
At a news conference, federal and state officials said that a roommate was helping them with their probe. The roommate’s text messages and other conversations with Robinson, 22, helped the police catch the suspect in the murder.
The roommate showed messages on Discord from a person named “Tyler” that talked about “needing to retrieve a rifle from a drop point” and bullet casings that looked like the ones found at the scene.
At Utah Valley University, where Kirk was shot, bullet casings were found with writing on them. One said, “Hey fascist!” “Catch!” About 200 yards away, the shots came from an imported .30-06-caliber Mauser bolt-action rifle that police found in the woods wrapped in a towel.
“Messages from contact Tyler also mentioned that he had changed outfits,” according to an affidavit that detailed the Discord discussions.
The messages gave police proof they should charge Robinson with aggravated murder, the only type of murder that can lead to the death sentence, on Friday.
Robinson grew up in a Mormon home that was mostly conservative, but he wasn’t registered with either major party. According to the police, he seemed to have become deeply interested in the far left in recent years.
“It’s very clear to us and to the investigators that this was a person who was deeply indoctrinated with leftist ideology,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox told the Wall Street Journal in a brief interview published Friday.