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‘You see this news?’: Here’s what Tyler Robinson texted his friend after ‘shooting’ Charlie Kirk

‘You see this news?’: Here’s what Tyler Robinson texted his friend after ‘shooting’ Charlie Kirk

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Prosecutors say that by then, Robinson had already been driving three hours from southern Utah to Utah Valley University in Orem.

Tyler Robinson, the accused in the murder of Donald Trump's aide Charlie Kirk, allegedly texted his friends about the attack less than two hours after it happened. On September 10, the 22-year-old accused was messaging a friend on Discord, sharing results of the online word game Wordle.

Prosecutors say that by then, Robinson had already been driving three hours from southern Utah to Utah Valley University in Orem. Around 80 minutes after Kirk's shooting, Robinson reportedly messaged his friend, “You see this news?????”.

The friend replied, "Utah gets a national headline for the first time in a while and it's someone sliming charlie kirk”, “no like an hour ago”,“he's reported dead, and the footage looks BAD.”

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As per the authority, Robinson told his roommate shortly after the shooting, “I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can't be negotiated out.”

Kirk, who was shot dead in Utah on September 10, was warned that there was a "100 per cent" chance he would be killed. His security agency warned him that he did not have enough protection and that he was in "grave danger."

Kris Herzog, owner of The Bodyguard Group of Beverly Hills, who used to work with Kirk, had warned him. He said his team believed Kirk’s security was “not even close" to what it should have been.

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“Everyone in my group felt that his security was not even close to what it should be and he was in grave danger of being shot and killed at one of his upcoming events," Herzog told The Mirror.

“I told him that a sniper would probably go for a headshot, which means it was of critical importance to have the ballistic glass," Herzog explained. “My prediction of his murder has come true," Herzog told the Daily Mail, adding, “sadly he never got back to me."

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