July 9, 2026 / 2:40 PM EDT
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Tyler Robinson, the college student accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University in September 2025, acted erratically after the shooting and told his roommate he wished "he hadn't done it," according to an interview played in court Thursday. Robinson is charged with aggravated murder and has not entered a plea. Prosecutors allege Robinson confessed in a note left for former roommate and romantic partner Lance Twiggs that he "had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I'm going to take it." Robinson also allegedly sent a text to Twiggs saying he targeted Kirk because he "had enough of his hatred." Twiggs said in a recorded interview with a Utah prosecutor that he saw Robinson the day after the shooting. Twiggs told the prosecutor he had never heard Robinson talk about Kirk before the shooting, and when they talked about politics, it usually focused on President Trump and current events. Twiggs said that when he saw Robinson on September 12, the day after the shooting, he was walking "around a lot" within their apartment. Twiggs said he asked "if what he said was true the night before." Robinson "said it was," Twiggs said. He "started crying a little bit and said he wishes he hadn't done it," Twiggs said in the interview. Robinson then resumed pacing and "doing stuff, I think just to keep himself busy or distracted or something," Twiggs said. Twiggs said he left the apartment shortly after because Robinson told him he was going to turn himself in, and he didn't want to be there "regardless of what went down." Robinson turned himself in later on September 12.
