Fox News host Jesse Watters on Tuesday spotlighted newly revealed evidence against Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old charged with assassinating Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. Among the most damning items was a handwritten note Robinson left for his partner, Lance Twiggs, confessing to the killing. The note, found under a keyboard in their shared home, read: “I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I’m going to take it.”
According to Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray, the note, along with text messages and digital evidence, proves the attack was premeditated and politically motivated. Robinson reportedly planned the shooting for over a week and even boasted in a Discord group, “It was me at UVU yesterday. I’m sorry for all of this.”
Watters explained on Jesse Watters Primetime that the note had been destroyed, but a photograph and forensic evidence recovered by investigators confirmed its contents. FBI Director Kash Patel said DNA and digital findings, including Robinson’s DNA on the rifle’s trigger and on a towel used to wrap the weapon, further tie him to the crime.
Authorities say Robinson climbed to a rooftop at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10 and shot Kirk in the neck with a bolt-action rifle during a speech. Despite immediate medical attention, Kirk died shortly after the shooting, prompting widespread condemnation and calls for justice.
Described by the FBI as having a “rabid obsession” with Kirk, Robinson allegedly viewed the killing as politically justified. Prosecutors are pursuing a first-degree murder indictment, and both Utah Governor Spencer Cox and Attorney General Pam Bondi support seeking the death penalty—potentially by firing squad under state law.
WATCH:
🚨 BREAKING: Charlie Kirk’s ASSASSIN was just spotted wearing a “SUICIDE WATCH SMOCK” 🚨
We just got our hands on a TROVE of NEW EVIDENCE:
TEXT MESSAGES between the SHOOTER and his TRANS BOYFRIEND
A SECRET NOTE… that was DESTROYED
AND A CONFESSION 🚨 pic.twitter.com/RigA4T6GXA
— Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) September 17, 2025
