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

  • NephewAlphaBravo [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    21 hours ago

    The suspect here apparently told his family that he disliked Kirk for “spreading hate”. I’m pretty sure that’s not the groyper critique of Kirk

    assuming he’s a groyper: nobody is gonna just say to their parents “charlie kirk sucks because he isn’t antisemitic enough”

    • DogThatWentGorp [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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      20 hours ago

      “Spreading hate for America, Christianity and white people.” could be the subtext. I’ve seen and heard that before out of nazis. They co-opt the language and make it about them getting victimized. They’re “just defending themselves from hate against white people” as a cover.

      Not trying to over-analyzd limited evidence but that was the first thing that came to mind. Those kinds of people unironically exist and it’s baffling.