{"id":4085,"date":"2026-07-09T18:40:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T18:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4085"},"modified":"2026-07-09T18:40:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T18:40:36","slug":"chilling-text-from-tyler-robinson-to-trans-lover-boasts-about-gun-doing-just-fine-after-he-allegedly-killed-charlie-kirk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4085","title":{"rendered":"Chilling text from Tyler Robinson to trans lover boasts about gun doing &#8216;just fine&#8217; after he allegedly killed Charlie Kirk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Tyler Robinson boasted in a text message to his trans lover that the gun he used to allegedly kill Charlie Kirk worked \u201cjust fine,\u201d according to chilling text messages presented by prosecutors Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4083\">NY mom\u2019s tragic last post with migrant boyfriend revealed as he is ID\u2019d as suspect in her Ireland murder<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the exchange, Robinson, 23, first told Lance Twiggs that the rifle belonged to his grandfather and at first said he was worried about whether cops would trace its four-digit serial number back to him, according to a text dated shortly after September 10, 2025 shooting.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<button><br \/>\n<?php\n\/**\n * Inline slideshow arrow.\n *\n * @package nyp-editor\n *\/\n\n?><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<span>Previous<\/span><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<div>\n<span>1<\/span> of <span>9<\/span> <\/div>\n<p><button><br \/>\n<?php\n\/**\n * Inline slideshow arrow.\n *\n * @package nyp-editor\n *\/\n\n?><br \/>\n<svg><\/svg><br \/>\n<span>Next<\/span><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdvertisement\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdvertisement\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdvertisement\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He wrote that the gun is old but \u201cjudging from today, I\u2019d say grandpas gun does just fine,\u201d according to the text.<\/p>\n<p>As Robinson\u2019s trial unfolded Thursday, prosecutors showed a text exchange between Robinson and Twiggs in which they also allegedly discussed Robinson ditching the gun.<br \/>Robinson circled back to the scene and sat in his car for around and hour, waiting for a chance to recover the rifle, the texts state.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=4081\">CNN falls for fake GOP lawmaker who claimed Mitch McConnell won \u2018staring contest\u2019 from hospital<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI had to leave it in a bush where I changed outfits. 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