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Recordings of a police interview with the roommate of Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, are being played in court
The roommate, Lance Twiggs, tells police in the recording that Robinson confessed to Kirk's murder at their apartment and later broke down in tears, saying he "wishes he hadn't done it"
Twiggs tells police that Robinson was more politically active and would often listen to political radio shows and bring up US President Donald Trump - but didn't remember Robinson ever specifically mentioning Kirk
The evidence, along with text messages between the pair, are part of the evidence being presented in court as part of a week-long hearing to determine whether there's enough evidence for the case to go to trial
Kirk was shot dead while speaking at a Utah university in September
Robinson, 23, was arrested and charged days later. He has not yet entered a plea
Court is now in recess for a lunch break and the questioning of Agent Davis has ended.
The defence said it will not be cross-examining him.
We are now closing this live page. You can read more about the latest developments at the hearing here: Accused Charlie Kirk shooter confessed, roommate says in video played in court
As a reminder, the judge has ruled Robinson and Twiggs' messages on the Discord platform can be reviewed in today's proceedings.
They may be published only in the gallery in court and are not for distribution on electronic media.
Davis is reading aloud messages exchanged being Robinson and his roommate on the stand.
He reads excerpts from at least 15 pages of exhibits so far in which Robinson describes where his rifle is and how he is trying to retrieve it.
At one point he tells Twiggs to "delete this exchange" and then says that he'll turn himself in willingly.
Image source, Utah Court"I had enough of his hatred" - Robinson allegedly told roommate
Agent Davis is reading text messages between Tyler Robinson and his former roommate and romantic partner, Lance Twiggs.
"I am still okay my love," Robinson says before saying he needed to grab his gun.
"I had hoped to keep this secret till I died of old age. I am sorry to involve you," the text message shows.
Twiggs then ask Robinson: "You weren't the one who did it right????"
Robinson replies: "I am, I'm sorry."
Twiggs asks Robinson why he did it and Robinson allegedly responded: "I had enough of his hatred. some (sic) hate can't be negotiated out."
He also added that he had been planning the incident for "a bit over a week".
The video of the Twiggs deposition being played in court has ended and now Utah state bureau of investigation agent Brian Davis is being questioned again.
He is reviewing text messages.
Later in the interview Robinson's former roommate had with prosecutors being viewed by the court, Twiggs tells prosecutors about seeing Robinson a day after the shooting of Kirk at Utah Valley University.
Robinson was "walking around a lot" in their shared apartment, Twiggs says. The interviewer asked if Robinson had "talked about what he had done".
"I just asked him in-person if what he said was true the night before," Twiggs says referring to a previous communication between the pair. Earlier, Twiggs told the interviewer the two had been dating.
"He said it was and started crying a little bit and wishes he hadn't done it," Twiggs says.
Parts of the video is silenced but when it resumes, Twiggs is heard saying Robinson said he would "talk to his parents or turn himself over."
Twiggs testified that he’d played video games with Tyler, including a pirate-themed one called Sea of Thieves, and other “cooperative” games “where it’s like you have to work together to win.”
Robinson was more interested in politics than Twiggs, he said, who “didn’t contribute” much to any political conversations. He said Robinson usually spoke about Trump or new votes and legislation - and that he believed the suspect usually listened to politics on the radio with his “crew” while travelling to and from work as an electrician.
Twiggs said he’d never heard Robinson talk about Kirk, and the pair did not discuss LGBTQ issues.
Image source, Utah courtIn the pre-recorded deposition being played in court, Tyler Robinson's roommate is shown FBI images of the shooting suspect and says that the suspect looks like Robinson.
"That looks like him in terms of the shoes he's wearing, the sunglasses... he was usually wearing a hat, and then jean," Lance Twiggs says, though prefaces by saying that the camera quality of the images rules out 100% certainty.
"It definitely, especially the bottom, the last two, definitely do look like him. They do look like Tyler Robinson."
Just before that, Twiggs is asked what Robinson was doing when he returned to their apartment and said that he was keeping busy but didn't want to be home.
Twiggs was twice interviewed by law enforcement agents as part of the investigation into the killing of Kirk.
Some redactions to the testimony have been agreed by prosecutors and Robinson's defence lawyers.
The evidence presented to the court as a week-long preliminary hearing moves towards its conclusion. For now, it is simply the job of District Judge Tony Graf to decide whether the prosecution has presented strong enough evidence for the case to proceed to trial - not to make a determination of guilt or innocence.
It is for this reason that the defence has opposed the inclusion of some portions of Twiggs's video testimony. Robinson has not entered a plea, but throughout the hearing, his lawyers have disputed much of the evidence and expert testimony.
Lance Twiggs says Tyler Robinson asked to borrow a dremel, an electric precision carving tool, to engrave bullets.
In the pre-recorded message being played in court, Twiggs says Robinson had been speaking for months about going on a "hunting trip".
"He said he was planning on going hunting with his family," Twiggs says. "He had been talking about the hunting/camping trip for a couple months."
Twiggs (left) speaks to an investigator in a pre-recorded interview shown in court
The court is now watching a pre-recorded statement from Lance Twiggs, Tyler Robinson's roommate.
Utah State Bureau of Investigation agent Brian Davis is physically on the stand presenting the video to the courtroom.
Twiggs is first asked: "Do you know Tyler Robinson?"
"Yes, I do," Twiggs says, confirming they were roommates living in separate rooms in the same apartment.
Ahead of the break, and after back and forth arguments, Judge Graf ruled that some text messages sent by Tyler Robinson will be shown in court.
The judge said they were text messages between Robinson and a witness, messages with others, and a written note that prosecutors have attributed to Robinson.
His lawyers had argued against publishing it now saying it may cause prejudice ahead of a potential trial.
But the judge ruled that they could be published and ordered that one document be redacted because it contains some identifying information such as a phone number. Some of the evidence will also be published and visible outside the courtroom.
Proceedings briefly resumed but another 10-minute recess was then called to review the video evidence.
Tyler Robinson is wearing a grey suit and white shirt today while sat beside his lawyers in the courtroom. His hair appears trimmed, and he looks straight ahead at the judge during the proceedings.
Court has taken a brief recess during which the defendant is usually taken out of the room. When it starts up again, we're likely to view some evidence.
Image source, ReutersThe court has been hearing arguments about which evidence should be shown in court today and what should be held back for now. There are concerns publishing some evidence now might impact potential jurors during a potential trial.
We have just heard an impassioned plea from Jeffrey Neiman, an attorney representing Erika Kirk and the broader Kirk family, who is asking for more of the evidence to be shown even if it's not broadcast on the livestream.
"The Kirk family has waited 10 months for this hearing," he says. "They have a right to be here and they have a right to hear the evidence. They have a right to see and feel what is going on in the court."
Neiman says while the family understands the need to balance concerns about showing some of the evidence but he argues "at a minimum this courtroom needs to be open, for the evidence to be displayed in this courtroom."
Robinson's then-roommate has been identified as the person with whom he exchanged text messages after Kirk was shot.
According to court documents, Robinson told that person to look under his computer keyboard and find a note that read: "I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I'm going to take it."
In the subsequent exchange of texts, Robinson allegedly went on to say of Kirk: "I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can't be negotiated out."
Prosecutors in recent days have sought to suggest that Robinson may have been motivated by Kirk's views on trans people, since he was "on the other side of those views".
Prosecutor Ryan McBride was quoted by The Telegraph newspaper successfully arguing for a certain piece of evidence to be heard in court, deeming it to be relevant because Robinson "falls into some of these political and gender views that Charlie Kirk argued against".
Sakshi Venkatraman
US reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesTyler Robinson is a 23-year-old from Utah, with no previous convictions or history of violent offences, according to a report filed in Utah's state court.
He was taken into custody for the killing of Charlie Kirk after a 33-hour manhunt, which police say ended when his father and a pastor persuaded him to surrender.
Investigators say Robinson was immersed in online culture, pointing to inscriptions on shell casings linked to the case which apparently reference online trolling humour.
Public records seen by the BBC suggest Robinson previously registered as an unaffiliated, or nonpartisan, voter in Utah. His parents are registered Republicans, according to state records.
The family is Mormon and active in the local church.
He had a roommate, Lance Twiggs, who prosecutors say Robinson communicated with after Kirk's shooting. Twiggs was also Robinson's romantic partner who was transitioning from male to female, according to law enforcement sources who spoke to US media.
The judge and lawyers are now discussing the video statement from Tyler Robinson's roommate Lance Twiggs that will be shown in court today.
Specifically, that certain part of the statement will be redacted and not heard by the courtroom. Judge Graf gave the legal teams timestamps of sections of the videos that are not to be played in court.
The defence team and state prosecutors are now going back and forth over about which of those redactions should be made.
Reminder: Investigators say Robinson communicated with Twiggs immediately after the shooting. Since then, Twiggs has given multiple statements to law enforcement.
The first item on the agenda is about if evidence will be shared in real time with the court and also on the public video stream.
Lawyers for Erika Kirk asked the court to make everything public and Prosecutor Christopher Ballard agreed.
A representative for media outlets asked the court for maximum transparency as much as possible while balancing the rights of the parties.
Robinson's attorney Richard Novak remarked that he was concerned about timing issues and that his side had a witness they wanted to present who wouldn't be available after today.
In the end, Judge Graf has ruled "not all exhibits be visually displayed in the gallery".
He says it will be considered on a tiered-system with some evidence only visible to those inside the courtroom and some visible on the live feed.
Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu
Live reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesCharlie Kirk was a political activist best known for co-founding Turning Point USA, an organisation that focused on spreading conservative political ideas to young people on university and high school campuses.
Born in 1993, Kirk grew up just outside of Chicago in an affluent neighbourhood. He dropped out of college and founded Turning Point at just 18 years old.
Through Turning Point, Kirk toured college campuses debating students on some of the thorniest issues facing the US - from immigration to race relations and gun control. He is credited with helping turn out the youth vote which propelled US President Donald Trump to electoral success in 2024.
It was at one of such debates at Utah Valley University that Kirk was fatally shot on 10 September 2025. He is survived by his wife, Erika Kirk, and two young children.
His killing shocked the nation and put a spotlight on political violence in the US.
Image source, ReutersDistrict Court Judge Tony Gfra
Judge Tony F Graf Jr is seated now and the fourth day of preliminary hearing is set to begin.
In attendance is Tyler Robinson, the man prosecutors allege fatally shot Charlie Kirk last September. Kirk's widow Erika is also in court.
As a reminder, this hearing is not the trial but part of proceedings to test if the evidence against Robinson is strong enough for a trial.
As we mentioned earlier, prosecutors are expected to play a recorded statement from Robinson's former roommate and romantic partner Lance Twiggs.
You can watch the proceedings live via the link at the top of the page.
