Attack on Trump supporters: Who is the death shooter in the Charlie Kirk case?

Who is Tyler Robinson, the alleged shooter who is said to have killed the ultra -conservative activist Charlie Kirk with just one shot from over 100 meters away? When searching for the motif, the investigators face a mystery. New details throw light on a young man who is difficult to classify: According to the US media, the 22-year-old grew up in a Republican parents’ house, had contact with arms early-and is said to have killed a conservative opinion leader popular with young people. Among other things, anti -fascist messages were engraved on the ammunition that investigators found next to the murder weapon.

Robinson was an outstanding student, reports the “New York Times”, citing former classmates. She describes him as intelligent, on time and diligently. “He is the kind of person who would also be included in his project group if you are not friends,” said Jaida Funk, who attended primary and middle school with Robinson. He wasn’t one of the hottest students, but he liked him.

Robinson spent a lot of time even then with video games and comics, but was also interested in current events. At school, he was rather reserved, reported classmates. But Keaton Brooksby, who visited the high school with him, also remembered how Robinson had interfered in political debates. “It is really sad that someone made something of it with his mind,” he told the newspaper.

Posed as a child with weapons

Robinson grew up in a Republican environment in the state of Utah, in which many belonged to the Mormon Church. His parents are registered Republicans and, according to Wall Street Journal, have a company for worktops that his mother is a social worker. Robinson himself has not joined any political party. He did not vote in the presidential election last year. Publicly accessible data does not provide clear information about the political attitude of the 22-year-old.

According to the “New York Times”, his parents have hunting certificates. The newspaper found family photos on social media, which Robinson and his two brothers showed with weapons while shooting and posing. Photos of travel to Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii and several times to Disneyland can also be seen, the “Washington Post” wrote. Robinson was last enrolled in a training program for electrical engineering. The broadcaster CBS reported no criminal record and no history of violent offenses.

Investigators reported that Robinson recently mentioned a relative Charlie Kirk’s planned appearance at the university, whereupon she had spoken about her aversion to Kirk. Kirk (31) was an influential representative of the “Make America Great Again” (Maga) movement by US President Donald Trump. Millions followed his social media channels and podcasts.

In addition to the murder weapon, investigators also found ammunition with engraved sayings, some of which were alluded to internet and gaming culture. Among them “Hey Faschist! Fang” and “If you read this, you are gay, lmao” – the abbreviation is often used on the net and means “I laugh myself” (“Laughing my ass off”). “Bella Ciao” was also to be read, an anti -fascist song that Sang Italian partisans in the fight against the Nazis in World War II, which was revived on Tiktok.

Just a “doppelganger” who “wants to make trouble”

When the FBI published search photos the day after the attack, the father of the suspect recognized his son, according to CNN. But friends also believed to recognize Tyler Robinson. Where he was, one of them asked in a chat history published by the “New York Times”. His “doppelganger” wanted to “cause him”, Robinson replied. Another participant in the chat replied, according to the report, jokingly: “Tyler killed Charlie !!!!”