After the suspected shooter has been detained, the FBI held a press conference to report on the case and announce the next steps going forward. Spoiler: we, as leftists, are fucked.

Key points:

  • The shooter is Tyler Robinson of Utah.
  • His friend reported him to the FBI.
  • Tyler’s Discord messages have been used as evidence, as provided by his roommate.
  • Robinson has been reported to be getting increasingly political, and during dinner one day, he spoke about how Kirk was “full of hate”. UPDATE 4: Tyler did not say that.
  • The casings do not contain any trans references. But they do have anti-fascist rhetoric (bella ciao and “notices bulges OwO” included) and symbols engraved in them.
  • Tyler was taken into custody on September 11th, 10 PM local time.
  • The investigation is still ongoing.
  • One guy cried while speaking.
  • Thousands of more leads of potential accomplices are being followed.
  • No other arrests are known
  • Tyler drove to campus on a car.
  • It’s not known if Tyler is mentally ill.
  • The charging documents will be filed 3 days from now (September 16), then a preliminary hearing will take place.

(Added by LangleyDominos)

  • Patel awkwardly trying to signal the Norse viking larp shit. “Charlie, I’ll see you in Valhalla”
  • Utah Governor Cox told everyone to log off and stop consuming rage bait, called social media a cancer, and that everyone should “touch grass” (his actual words).

UPDATES

Tyler Robinson’s mugshot

Other sources:

BBC

New York Times

CNN

    • Clippy [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      Asuka Groyper 🚬 @asukagrypr

      I can’t stop thinking about how we were at war with him for six years, it was all moving towards this great intellectual battle between Nick and Charlie. A lot of moments and memories. I still remember watching Groyper War live.

      It really is like finding out that the foe you’ve come to respect was murdered in such a dishonorable, disgusting way. It’s such an empty feeling.

      But who am I to complain that Nick will never get to debate Charlie when Charlie’s wife and children watched him get shot. His son isn’t even two years old and now he won’t ever really know his father.

      If we were all a little bit more like Charlie the world would be a better place. He loved God. He loved his wife. He loved his children. He had strong beliefs, even if we disagreed on them and he was willing to defend them.

      It’s so eye opening seeing how many people don’t really care about what happened, or worse how they relish in it.

      Man is truly evil. We live in a fallen world.

      God save us all.