The FBI has opened an investigation into left-wing groups in Utah. They want to know if any had knowledge of the assassination of Charlie Kirk beforehand or after. That is according to a report from Axios.
Axios reports that authorities are investigating whether Tyler Robinson, who reportedly told his father he killed Charlie Kirk, believed Kirk’s views on gender identity were “hateful” to people like Robinson’s allegedly transgender roommate. This came from six sources familiar with the case tell Axios. Six sources told Axios they believe The roommate, Lance Twiggs, was Tyler’s “transgender partner.”
It speaks to motive.
A family member had a discussion with Tyler at dinner before the murder and Tyler was accused of being “hateful” and “spreading hate.”
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Each of the six sources familiar with the investigation told Axios that investigators believe Robinson had a romantic relationship with his roommate.
Axios’ sources said investigators initially wanted the information about the roommate’s gender identity kept quiet because that person is being “extremely cooperative” with authorities.
The roommate was “aghast” at the slaying when speaking to investigators and shared electronic messages sent by Robinson, one of the sources said.
“That’s what happened? Oh my God, no,” the roommate said, according to the source. “Here are all the messages.”
The messages informed the roommate that a rifle at a drop point was wrapped in a towel and had to be retrieved.
Federal and state law enforcement officials also are examining leftist groups in Utah to see whether they had knowledge of the alleged shooter’s plans beforehand, or if they lent material support to him afterward.
One of those groups eliminated its social media profile after the shooting, Axios has learned.
At least some innocent communications were possibly on the Discord platform. It’s not clear what or how many. Discord has deleted them.
LGBTQ activists have criticized media outlets for, they say, erroneously reporting in the hours after the shooting that a bullet casing from the scene included a message related to transgender people.
Mr. Kirk was an outspoken opponent of gender-affirming surgeries for minors and transgender athletes competing in women’s sports.
“It’s pretty clear that Robinson’s roommate Lance Twiggs knew a lot and didn’t say anything after the killing, so they’re a person of interest officially and are cooperating,” a second official said. “We want to keep it that way.”
“What we want to know is if anyone else had knowledge [of the shooting], before or after,” that source said.
A family member, who didn’t have knowledge of Twiggs gender, said it wouldn’t surprise her, and added that he was hostile to anyone supporting conservative or Christian values. The member confirmed Robinson and Twiggs lived together.
BREAKING: A family member of Lance Twiggs, who was the transgender “boyfriend” of Charlie Kirk’s assassin, Tyler Robinson says family cut ties with Twiggs due to his “hostility toward anyone supporting conservative or Christian values” and confirm Robinson lived with him. pic.twitter.com/29prAG2LS0
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) September 14, 2025
The assassination of Charlie Kirk, like the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at Butler PA, was most certainly the result of a conspiracy. Will the FBI investigate? Yeah, just like they investigated the Butler PA shooting?
TGP for example shows indications of foreknowledge through the trans-tifa network. And, suspicious visitors of Robinson before the event.
Recall, Crooks has suspicious visitors, some with a connection to locations near FBI headquarters.
When the FBI states Robinson did not arrive on campus with a rifle, and communicated with someone about obtaining the hidden gun, I will start to take them seriously. The FBI is a criminal organization. The only things we learned about this case of any value did not come from the FBI.