‘It Was Me’: Suspect In Charlie Kirk Killing Confessed On Discord Before Surrender, Says Report

Last Updated:September 16, 2025, 07:53 IST

The message was sent Thursday night, roughly two hours before Robinson was taken into custody, according to officials.

On Thursday, the FBI and state officials released additional photographs

The 22-year-old suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing appeared to confess to friends in an online chat shortly before surrendering to law enforcement, The Washington Post reported, citing people familiar with the exchange and screenshots it obtained.

According to the Washington Post report, in a message on the online chat group, the accused Tyler Robinson wrote, “Hey guys, I have bad news for you all." “It was me at UVU yesterday. im sorry for all of this," wrote Robinson.

The message was sent Thursday night, roughly two hours before Robinson was taken into custody, according to officials.

A member of the chat group shared a screenshot of the conversation with The Post and confirmed it came from Robinson’s account. The individual spoke on condition of anonymity to protect their identity and out of fear of harassment.

The report also mentioned that Discord confirmed it had provided a copy of the message to authorities. The report added that the message was sent to a small, private group of online friends. The platform is working with the FBI and local law enforcement to provide details of Robinson’s online activities, the person added.

US authorities said on Friday that they had captured the man accused of killing prominent right-wing activist Charlie Kirk after a family member helped to turn him in, ending a frantic manhunt.

“We got him," Utah Governor Spencer Cox told a press conference.

Cox identified the suspect as Tyler Robinson, 22, and said the arrest was made after one of Robinson’s relatives contacted a friend, who then told the police.

The arrest raised a bitterly divided country’s hopes of finding answers to the shocking political murder on Wednesday.

The 31-year-old Kirk was hit by a single bullet in his neck while addressing a large crowd at Utah Valley University in the town of Orem.

Kirk was an electrifying presence on the US far-right, with a huge following that helped Donald Trump build the youth vote in his election victory last November.

The president immediately treated the killing of his ally as a matter of top national importance, ordering flags to fly at half-mast and saying he will attend Kirk’s funeral.

Kirk’s hardline views on race, gender, gun ownership, and what many said was his antisemitism made him an intensely divisive figure, although even opponents praised his willingness to debate.

While authorities said they did not know the motive of Robinson’s action, Cox noted that anti-fascist slogans were inscribed on two of the unused bullet casings found by the authorities.

US authorities on Friday announced the capture of Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old accused of killing right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, after a family member helped lead police to him, ending a two-day manhunt.

“We got him," Utah Governor Spencer Cox said at a press conference, identifying Robinson and confirming that the arrest came after one of his relatives alerted a friend, who then notified law enforcement.

The arrest brought relief in a bitterly divided country still reeling from the political killing on Wednesday. Kirk, 31, was shot once in the neck while speaking before a packed audience at Utah Valley University in Orem.

Kirk was a prominent figure on the American far-right, credited with energizing the youth vote for Donald Trump in last November’s election. The president ordered flags to be flown at half-mast and vowed to attend Kirk’s funeral, calling the killing a matter of national importance.

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