{"id":2523723,"date":"2025-12-21T10:25:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T15:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tyler-robinson-causally-texted-friend-about-charlie-kirk-murder-minutes-after-shooting-report\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T10:26:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T15:26:49","slug":"tyler-robinson-causally-texted-friend-about-charlie-kirk-murder-minutes-after-shooting-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tyler-robinson-causally-texted-friend-about-charlie-kirk-murder-minutes-after-shooting-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyler Robinson Causally Texted Friend About Charlie Kirk Murder Minutes After Shooting: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftyler-robinson-causally-texted-friend-about-charlie-kirk-murder-minutes-after-shooting-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2523723&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Tyler Robinson is accused of murdering conservative figure Charlie Kirk during a public event at Utah Valley University. About 80 minutes after the shooting on the morning of September 10, Robinson allegedly referenced the attack in messages on Discord, initially engaging in casual conversation with a friend before sending messages that acknowledged the shooting, Kirk&#8217;s reported death, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/waukesha-parade-attack-suspect-to-use-insanity-defense\/\" title=\"Waukesha Parade Attack Suspect To Use Insanity Defense\">related media coverage<\/a>. Investigators say Robinson arrived at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-have-a-problem-slotkin-disagrees-with-tlaibs-appearance-at-terrorism-linked-conference\/\" title=\"Slotkin and Tlaib clash over Tlaib&#039;s presence at terrorism-linked event\">university early<\/a> that day,changed clothes,and accessed a campus rooftop from which he shot Kirk once,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sjw-stabbed-to-death-in-front-of-girlfriend-after-punk-shouts-what-you-lookin-at\/\" title=\"SJW fatally stabbed in front of girlfriend after confrontation with punk who yelled, &quot;What are you staring at?&quot;\">causing fatal injuries<\/a>.after the shooting, Robinson fled the scene, abandoning the weapon, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-law-enforcement-announces-breakthroughs-in-charlie-kirk-investigation\/\" title=\"Breaking: Law Enforcement Announces &#039;Breakthroughs&#039; in Charlie Kirk Investigation\">high-powered bolt-action rifle<\/a>. Some of Robinson&#8217;s messages suggest a motive linked to his objection to what he called Kirk&#8217;s &#8220;hatred.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tyler Robinson, the man police say murdered conservative icon Charlie Kirk, allegedly referenced the attack in online messages not long after the shooting, according to a report.<\/p>\n<p>The communications were sent on the morning of Sept. 10, approximately 80 minutes after Kirk was shot during a public event in Orem, Utah.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier that morning, Robinson had been engaged in casual conversations on the Discord social media platform with a person described as a friend, The Washington Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/investigations\/interactive\/2025\/tyler-robinson-charlie-kirk-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Those <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >early exchanges reportedly involved routine chatter<\/a>, including discussion of the outcome of an online word puzzle game.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators allege that Robinson later made his way to the Utah Valley University campus.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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Some hate can&rsquo;t be negotiated out.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Investigators say Robinson arrived at Utah Valley University at 8:29 a.m. on the morning of Sept. 10, driving a gray Dodge Challenger dressed in a maroon T-shirt, light-colored shorts, light-colored shoes, and a black hat with a white logo.<\/p>\n<p>Officials later said Robinson changed into darker clothing after arriving on campus.<\/p>\n<p>Police said surveillance video later showed him making his way onto a campus rooftop.<\/p>\n<p>At 12:23 p.m. Mountain Time, Kirk <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/visual-timeline-charlie-kirk-shooting-unfolded\/story?id=125478526\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was struck<\/a> by a single gunshot fired from the same rooftop.<\/p>\n<p>Police say Robinson shot Kirk once and fled into a nearby neighborhood, abandoning a high-powered bolt-action rifle that was found the next morning by the FBI.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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