Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on September 10, 2025, right in the middle of a speech at Utah Valley University. It was a total shock people in the crowd were stunned, and the news spread like wildfire across the country. Now, prosecutors have slapped 22-year-old Tyler Robinson from St. George, Utah, with aggravated murder charges, and they’re going for the death penalty.
Robinson’s boyfriend, Lance Twiggs also 22 has been talking to the cops and helping out with the investigation. But there’s all sorts of chatter online about Twiggs’s background and what part he might have played, even though a lot of it sounds like wild guesses or straight-up misinformation.
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From what authorities say, Robinson just started firing into the audience, hitting Kirk and killing him on the spot. They nabbed Robinson that same night. The charging papers mention this handwritten note they found tucked under a computer keyboard, plus some texts Robinson supposedly sent to Twiggs right after, basically confessing.
Prosecutors are insisting Robinson did this solo, but they’re still digging. Twiggs hasn’t been hit with any charges at all.
Court docs describe Twiggs as a transgender guy who’d been shacking up with Robinson in a three-bedroom place in St. George for around a year. Neighbors mentioned seeing them out and about, holding hands or smooching sometimes. Twiggs had a part-time gig in plumbing and spent a bunch of time in online gaming circles.
Then there’s Candace Owens, the conservative commentator, who dropped a video on September 16 saying she’d chatted with Twiggs’s family. She claimed they told her he was cut off from his parents, had dealt with drug problems, and hung out a lot on the “deep web.” Owens also threw in that relatives spotted weird car activity around the apartment leading up to the shooting.
She hinted this paints a bigger, messier picture than what’s in the news, but none of that’s been backed up by the police yet.
Kirk’s death he started Turning Point USA has really cranked up the political heat. His fans remember him as this bold guy standing up for conservative ideas. But folks watching the online frenzy are saying all this speculation could muddy the waters on the real evidence against Robinson.
Charlie Kirk got assassinated on September 10 at Utah Valley University. Tyler Robinson, 22, is charged with aggravated murder, and yeah, death penalty’s on the table. They’ve got that note and those texts as key proof. Twiggs is cooperating, no charges there.
We still don’t know the why behind it all. Cops haven’t said if that odd vehicle stuff near their place ties in. And those stories about Twiggs being estranged or into drugs? Unconfirmed take ’em with a grain of salt.
As things play out, officials are basically begging people to stick to facts and not buy into every rumor in this already charged-up mess.
