Charlie Kirk assassination suspect expressed regret after shooting, roommate says

The suspect, Tyler Robinson, ultimately turned himself in to law enforcement. He has been charged with aggravated murder.

Tyler Robinson, the 23-year-old man accused of assassinating conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, allegedly said he wished “he hadn’t done it” the day after the shooting, according to a recording of an interview with his roommate played in a Utah courtroom Thursday.

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Lance Twiggs, who was also Robinson’s romantic partner, said the suspect nervously paced around their apartment after Kirk’s killing. Twiggs said Robinson told him he planned to confess to his parents or turn himself in to law enforcement.

Utah prosecutors played the video and audio clips on the fourth day of a five-day preliminary hearing to determine whether prosecutors have enough evidence to bring Robinson to trial. State District Judge Tony F. Graf Jr. will make that decision at the end of the proceedings.