Charlie Kirk ‘killer’ bragged about long-range shooting skills in ‘excited’ chat before assassination, says ex-colleague

CHARLIE Kirk’s accused killer “excitedly” bragged about his long-range shooting skills, a former colleague has revealed.

Tyler Robinson, 22, reportedly told fellow electricians on a Utah job site last year that he had made a 450-yard shot.

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Tyler Robinson has been identified as the suspect behind the shocking assassination of right wing influencer Charlie KirkCredit: Utah County Jail

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Robinson pictured posing with a large firearmCredit: Facebook

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Robinson, accused of killing Charlie Kirk, previously bragged about his long-range shooting skillsCredit: Facebook

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Kirk arriving for his event at Utah Valley UniversityCredit: Getty
A 25-year-old tradesman told The New York Post: “Right after Black Friday, I had just got done working and I was showing my supervisor the new pistol I bought.

“We were out by the trucks, and then Tyler and another guy came over and we were all talking about what kinds of guns we were gonna get or had bought, and they started talking about their longest shots. Tyler said he made a 450 yard shot.”

The coworker added it was “the only time” his coworkers ever saw Robinson engage in a conversation, let alone get “excited” about it.

“That was like the only time we got [Robinson] to conversate with us, when we were talking about guns that day,” the tradesman said.

“He got excited about it — at least, as excited as he can get.

“He never really showed much emotion. He was just kind of, I don’t know, blank? He was just really quiet.”

Robinson worked as a first-year electrician at High Output Electric, wiring a new apartment complex in St George, Utah, through a subcontractor called Wilde Electric.

Company owner Shane Bennett confirmed to the New York Post Robinson was employed until late 2023 but couldn’t recall if “he quit or was let go”.

The chilling brag resurfaced in the coworker’s memory after Robinson was arrested for allegedly firing a single fatal shot at Kirk from atop Utah Valley University’s Losee Center Building — 200 yards from where the MAGA star was addressing a crowd of 3,000.

Eerie vid of Charlie Kirk suspect Tyler Robinson, 22, receiving presidential scholarship before ‘assassinating activist’

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Charlie Kirk speaking at Utah Valley University before he was fatally shotCredit: Getty

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“I was shocked when I heard the news yesterday — I was like, ‘It can’t be that Tyler,’” the coworker said, recalling how he called around to confirm the suspect’s identity.

“He was the last person I thought would do this.”

He remembered Robinson as avoiding political chatter, saying “he went into the back laundry room and sat on a bucket” when colleagues debated issues.

But the ex-colleague said he noted one unsettling trait, claiming: “Tyler walked around with clenched fists all the time – like, super hard clenched fists…

“Even in the security footage from UVU, you can see he’s got his fists clenched tight.”

Timeline of Charlie Kirk shooting

Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was fatally shot in the neck while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, September 10

Tuesday, September 9

8:29 am MDT – Shooter arrives on the Utah Valley University campus, as seen in surveillance videos.

Wednesday, September 10

11:52 am – The shooter, described as a college-age individual, arrives on campus before maneuvering onto a rooftop.

12:00 pm – Charlie Kirk is scheduled to host a debate in the UVU Fountain Courtyard.

12:10 pm – A shot is fired at Kirk from 200 yards away and hits him in the neck. The event is immediately evacuated and a man is taken into custody.

1:02 pm – President Donald Trump posts a call to pray for Kirk on Truth Social.

1:37 pm – UVU closes campus, cancels classes, and tells students to leave campus immediately.

1:50 pm – Officials confirm Kirk is in critical condition to the Associated Press.

2:40 pm – Trump confirms Kirk has died, hailing him “great, legendary” in a post on Truth Social.

4:21 pm FBI Director Kash Patel shares on X that the ‘subject for the horrific shooting’ is in custody.

4:30 pm – Utah Governor Spencer Cox, speaking at a press conference, brands Kirk’s death a ‘political assassination. Cox adds there is a ‘person of interest’ in custody and a man arrested earlier has been released.

7:59 pm – Patel, the FBI director, confirmed a second subject taken into custody in connection with Kirk’s shooting was released after being interrogated by law enforcement.

Thursday, September 11

7:15 am – Officials hold a press conference where they announce they have “good video” of the suspect and they recovered the “high-action bolt rifle” in the nearby woods.

9:55 am – Visuals of the suspect are released as officials ask for the public’s help in identifying the individual in the photos.

10:44 am – FBI offers a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of anyone involved in Kirk’s assassination.

10:00 pm – Tyler Robinson is arrested on Thursday night in St. George, Utah, after his dad turned him in. He’s booked into the Utah County Jail.

Friday, September 12

6:00 am – Trump announces a suspect was in custody during an appearance on Fox & Friends. “I think, with a high degree of certainty, we have him,” the president said.

7:30 am – A press conference is held with FBI and Utah government officials, including Cox and Patel, where the Utah governor confirmed, “We got him.” The suspect is identified as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson from Utah.

Discord taunts & secret life

The suspect also taunted pals online as the FBI manhunt closed in.

According to the New York Times, Robinson joked on Discord that a “doppelganger” was trying to get him in trouble after federal agents released grainy stills of a lanky man in dark clothes.

One friend tagged him with the photos, writing “wya [where you at]” and a skull emoji.

Robinson shamelessly shot back within a minute, insisting the man in the images was a “doppelganger” trying to “get me in trouble”.

He was also allegedly spotted kissing his transgender partner outside their Utah condo just two weeks before the assassination, neighbors told The Sun.

The partner – who is said to be transitioning from male to female – has been cooperating with investigators and reportedly provided text messages that helped track him down.

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Colleagues described him as quiet, rarely emotional, and ‘often walking with clenched fists’Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk

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The shooter was seen in a black American flag shirt, a cap and sunglassesCredit: Alamy

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Cops found a rifle believed to have been used by the killer by the crime sceneCredit: New York Post
The communications included discussions of bullet casings marked with meme-style messages and the “need to retrieve a rifle from a drop point,” according to reports.

Robinson had recently moved into a smart new condo with a hot tub, gym and trails, just five miles from his family’s home.

Neighbors described him as “weird,” often dressed in black and wearing a mask.

Robinson, raised Mormon in a Trump-supporting family, was arrested Thursday night near his childhood home in southern Utah.

It comes after Turning Point USA announced Kirk’s funeral will be held September 21 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona — home of the NFL’s Cardinals.

The organisation said: “Join us in celebrating the remarkable life and enduring legacy of Charlie Kirk, an American legend.”

President Trump has vowed to attend.

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Charlie Kirk pictured with his wife, Erika and their two children, aged three and oneCredit: Instagram/charliekirk1776

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Heartbroken Erika pictured weeping by her late husband’s casketCredit: mrserikakirk/Instagram

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Charlie’s funeral will take place on September 21Credit: Twitter/@TPUSA

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Candles and flowers are seen near a portrait of the right-wing activist at a makeshift memorial during a candlelight vigil at Memorial Park in Provo, UtahCredit: AFP