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Kirk investigators: "Aghast" transgender roommate may lead to motive (www.axios.com)

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Authorities are investigating whether Tyler Robinson, suspected of killing Charlie Kirk, believed Kirk's views on gender identity were "hateful" to people like Robinson's transgender roommate, six sources familiar with the case tell Axios.

The latest: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) confirmed Sunday on ABC News' "This Week" that Robinson lived with a romantic partner who was undergoing a gender transition.

Robinson's roommate is cooperating with authorities, Cox said, but Robinson is not and has not confessed to Kirk's killing.

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."

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[–] memfree@beehaw.org 14 points 1 week ago

I heard this on "This Week" and looked for details, but there aren't yet many sources with details.

It saddens me that the right will latch on to this as proof Robinson is a "lefty" rather than seeing this kid was indoctrinated in right-wing thinking his whole life and when finally confronted with a left-wing issue he cared about, his automatic reaction was a right-wing response.