Officer Reportedly Thwarted Alleged Charlie Kirk Assassin’s Plans To Retrieve Rifle

A police officer reportedly encountered Tyler Robinson, the alleged assassin of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, and prevented him from retrieving the firearm allegedly used in the assassination, Fox News first reported.

Robinson reportedly “made contact” with the officer roughly six hours after a bullet fatally struck Kirk in the neck while he held an event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, according to Fox News. The officer was guarding the perimeter after the campus had been placed on lockdown and the encounter reportedly prevented Robinson from recovering his Mauser .30-06 rifle that law enforcement later recovered, wrapped in a towel in a wooded area.

Prosecutors said that text messages between Robinson and his transgender boyfriend, Lance Twiggs, showed the alleged shooter’s intention to find his firearm, Fox News reported. As law enforcement searched the area, Robinson told Twigs to look under his keyboard, which reportedly directed him to a handwritten note that read, “I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and I’m going to take it.”

Robinson said he was still in Orem, Utah, to retrieve his firearm, Fox News reported. He then apologized to Twiggs for involving him in the assassination.

“I had planned to grab my rifle from my drop point shortly after, but most of that side of town got locked down. It’s (sic) quiet, almost enough to get out, but theres (sic) one vehicle lingering,” Robinson reportedly wrote to Twiggs over text.

Later on in the conversation, Robinson indicated that he was in the area and had spotted a squad car near where he dropped the rifle, Fox News reported.

“I’m wishing I had circled back and grabbed it as soon as I got to my vehicle… I’m worried what my old man would do if I didn’t bring back grandpas (sic) rifle,” Robinson allegedly wrote.

After a two-day manhunt, Robinson’s parents later