{"id":38790,"date":"2025-09-18T18:38:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T18:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=38790"},"modified":"2025-09-18T18:38:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T18:38:54","slug":"alleged-charlie-kirk-assassins-roommate-was-kicked-out-of-home-relative-fox-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=38790","title":{"rendered":"Alleged Charlie Kirk assassin’s roommate was kicked out of home: Relative | Fox News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Utah District Attorney Jeff Gray reads the recorded messages between the suspected killer of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and his roommate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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EXCLUSIVE: <\/strong>ST. GEORGE, Utah \u2013 The transgender roommate of conservative activist Charlie Kirk\u2019s<\/a> alleged assassin was previously kicked out of his parents\u2019 house over issues surrounding substance abuse, gender identity and a persistent video game addiction, a relative told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

Lance Twiggs, who has not been charged with a crime, moved into a townhome in St. George, Utah,<\/a> after living with his grandparents when his father kicked him out, the relative said.\u00a0The 22-year-old is also in the process of transitioning from male to female, the relative confirmed. He was kicked out of his parents’ home at the age of 18, according to the relative.<\/p>\n

He shared an apartment in southwestern Utah with 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, who’s accused of assassinating Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, on Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem, Utah.<\/p>\n

Kirk was taken to a local hospital in critical condition following the shooting, where he later died, officials said. Robinson has been charged with aggravated murder, two counts of obstruction of justice and felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, two counts of witness tampering and commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child.<\/p>\n

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Tyler Robinson, 22, the suspect in the shooting death of Charlie Kirk, appears by camera before 4th District Court Judge Tony Graf on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, for his initial court appearance in Provo, Utah. (Scott G Winterton\/Pool via Deseret News)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“[His father] thought he wasn\u2019t being respectful and was problematic, so they kicked him out,” the relative said. “He then lived with [his grandparents] until he was 18 and graduated from high school.”<\/p>\n

The woman, who asked to remain anonymous, added that the roommate was struggling with substance abuse issues, addicted to video games and grappling with his “gender identity.”<\/p>\n

“But the real reason he was acting out was because he was using drugs and alcohol, and was addicted to gaming,” she said.<\/p>\n

The relative also revealed her family member had “always tried to put on the act that he had changed.”<\/p>\n

“He moved into a townhome and paid full rent, and there were other college roommates at the time,” the relative explained.<\/p>\n

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Charlie Kirk speaks before he is shot during Turning Point’s visit to Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley\/The Deseret News via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

According to the roommate\u2019s relative, he initially moved into the townhome before Robinson, who moved into the house last year. The two were in a romantic relationship, the relative had said.<\/p>\n

“He was maintaining a job and able to pay rent, and was technically an adult,” she told Fox News Digital. “The other college roommates eventually all moved out, and [he] stayed and Tyler became his roommate.”<\/p>\n

Timeline of the assassination of Charlie Kirk<\/h3>\n

Sept. 10, 2025 \u2013 11:51 a.m.<\/strong>: According to charging documents, surveillance video shows the suspect, later identified as Robinson, entering UVU’s campus<\/a> wearing dark clothing, sunglasses and carrying a concealed rifle, walking with an unusual gait.<\/p>\n

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12:15 p.m.<\/strong>: Cameras capture the suspect climbing over a railing onto a rooftop overlooking the UVU plaza, positioning himself in a prone stance consistent with a sniper setup.<\/p>\n

12:23 p.m.<\/strong>: During a Turning Point USA event, while Kirk was answering a question about mass shootings, the suspect fires a single shot from a .30-06 bolt-action rifle. The bullet struck Kirk in the neck. Children and attendees nearby were also endangered, the charging document noted.<\/p>\n

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Immediately after the shooting<\/strong>: Robinson flees across the rooftop, carrying the rifle, then descends and runs toward the northeast end of campus.<\/p>\n

Shortly after<\/strong>: Law enforcement launches a 33-hour manhunt, locking down parts of Orem, Utah and publishing surveillance photos of the shooter. The murder weapon \u2013 wrapped in a towel and inscribed bullets \u2013 is found in a wooded area near campus.<\/p>\n

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Sept. 10, 2025 \u2013<\/strong> Robinson messages his roommate, Twiggs, admitting responsibility for the shooting, instructing him to delete texts and expressing motives linked to his belief that Kirk “spread too much hate.” He also mentions engraving “meme-like” inscriptions on bullets.<\/p>\n

Sept. 11, 2025 \u2013 Morning<\/strong>: Robinson\u2019s mother recognizes her son from news photos of the suspect. Both parents confront him, according to charging documents. Family persuades him to consider surrender.<\/p>\n

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Booking photos for Tyler Robinson, 22, the suspect in the Utah assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. (Utah Gov. Spencer Cox)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Sept. 11, 2025 \u2013 Evening<\/strong>: Robinson, accompanied by his parents and a family friend, turns himself in at the Washington County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

Sept. 16, 2025<\/strong>: The Utah County Attorney\u2019s Office<\/a> files formal charges against Robinson, including aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, obstruction of justice, witness tampering and committing violence in the presence of children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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