Where was the rifle when Tyler Robinson jumped off the roof?
That was my question after I saw multiple videos released of Robinson’s movements on the campus the day Kirk was shot.
After all, prior to the shooting Robinson is walking oddly, with a limping stiff-legged gait, and you can see that it’s very consistent with the rifle – a Mauser – having been stuffed in his pants leg. No mystery there.
But then there’s video of him sprinting across the roof after the shooting, and jumping down a very significant distance – 15 feet or so? – and again racing, this time across a grassy area to a wooded area. The latter is presumably where the rifle was found wrapped in a towel. Robinson slows down from the run when there’s a car; probably he doesn’t want to draw attention. But where oh where is the gun? Certainly no longer in his pants leg. And I didn’t see him carrying anything and didn’t think he could be, when he made that jump.
But on closer inspection, I see that he was almost certainly carrying the weapon. He must have really really really not wanted to leave it up there.
You can see it for yourself if you look at the following video full screen and slow motion; you can also make the images larger. I don’t think there’s much question that he’s got a long black (or dark) item with him the entire time, probably the gun wrapped in the towel. If you watch this video on YouTube you can also read a discussion in the comments about this very topic:
Of course, conspiracy theorists are already calling Robinson an innocent patsy and blaming the killing on Trump or the Mossad or whatever or whomever is the theorist’s favorite villain. Prepostrous.
Whether or not Robinson tried to enlist someone to retrieve the gun in the woods is another story. This is possibly the case.
More details that are emerging, relevant to the retrieving the gun question: I had initially read that Robinson was living with his parents, but he apparently was not. Here’s the story, which I cannot verify but I believe is probably true [hat tip: commenter “huxley”]:
Charlie Kirk’s alleged shooter Tyler Robinson was living with a transgender partner who was in the process of transitioning from a male to a female, a law enforcement source confirmed to The Post Saturday.
That individual, who has yet to be identified by the authorities, is now fully cooperating with the FBI on its investigation into the fatal shooting of the conservative activist, the source added. The relationship was first reported by Fox News’ Brooke Singman.
Text messages and other communications that the transgender individual traded with Robinson, 22, helped the feds nab the accused assassin.
The messages apparently had to do with a request to retrieve the weapon.
This crime and this criminal are turning out to be the left’s worst nightmare, despite the fact that many have been celebrating it.
And if the transgender love interest story is true, it gives more weight to a possibility I mentioned some time ago, which is that Robinson may have timed the shot for the question about trans shooters. Yes, it might be a coincidence, but a very strange one. If I am correct and there’s a connection, it would give new and horrific meaning to the word “triggered.”
ADDENDUM:
The roommate may or may not have been transgender, and may or may not have been a love interest. But here’s more information. Excerpt:
A 22-year-old wannabe professional gamer who lived with Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin gave cops incriminating text messages leading to his arrest.
Lance Twiggs turned over Tyler Robinson, who lived with him in a three-bedroom apartment in Saint George, Utah, Daily Mail can reveal.
Twiggs showed police texts from Robinson about stashing a gun linked to Wednesday’s shooting of the prominent conservative activist at Utah Valley University (UVU), a law enforcement affidavit said.
His identity was revealed as separate reports emerged from Fox and the New York Post which stated that Robinson was living with a ‘transgender partner’ who is co-operating with the investigation.
It is unclear if Twiggs is the same person referenced in the reports and he has not been named in the affidavit. His grandfather, Jerry Twiggs, told Daily Mail that he was unable to comment on rumors that he is trans and that there was a transgender motive to Kirk’s murder.
Both Twiggs and Robinson appear to have been fellow gamers, however. That’s consistent with the messages on the casings.
I don’t know if he timed the shot but it is not hard to believe that he could have heard what was being said if they had any kind of sound system set up which I imagine they have for events that get hundreds or more people who couldn’t possibly get close enough to the stage to hear what is going on.
I’ve been to plenty of events where I have left and been walking a fair distance and could still clearly here the speakers talking.
Griffin:
Yes, the crowd was very large and I would imagine they had an effective sound system.
I am impressed with that drop from the roof. It’s not all *that* far, but still he could easily have broken a leg or ankle. No doubt youth is a factor, and I guess he knew, maybe just instinctively, how to land.
“. . . could easily have broken a leg or ankle”
Emulating another assassin thereby.
Mac:
Agreed.
He might have practiced beforehand, there or elsewhere.
But he was risking what happened to John Wilkes Booth when he broke his leg jumping from Lincoln’s box.
But if memory serves Booth caught a foot on the bunting on the presidential box causing him to land awkwardly. Robinson hung on to the ledge and dropped straight down landing equally on both feet.
Griffin:
Yes, the Booth story goes something like that.
As with Kirk, there were plenty of witnesses. No video, though.
With the rifle apparently provided by others, and the roommate being cooperative, the 4th quarter of 2025 could turn very interesting.
Yes, I still want to know where he got the rifle.
“Robinson was living with a ‘transgender partner’ ”
Since gender is imaginary, unless you can tell me the physical basis of gender, he was living with a person who believed you can change your sex by an act of will. That is impossible. The physical basis of sex is chromosomes and you can’t change your chromosomes by an act of will.
Thank you for clarifying this point.
I’d only watched a low resolution video of the fleeing suspect once, and didn’t notice anything that appeared long enough to be a fully stocked rifle. The other pictures only showed a backpack, and the pants were too skinny to conceal a long rifle also. I couldn’t conceive of a take down rifle being used if a person was concerned with a timely escape and the pieces would still be too long to fit neatly into a small backpack.
I’m not a diehard conspiracy theorist, but I am a skeptic in most ways.
New:
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/09/just-fbi-investigating-possible-accomplice-charlie-kirk-shooter/
That’s a lousy lede, makes it sound like he is talking to someone in the house with the camera. This is nearly as opaque, but the last sentence makes better sense:
Does anybody ever copy edit anymore??
Copy editing is probably done by AI, that is, without actual comprehension.
Obtaining the rifle would be easy. It could be stolen. There is no requirement for a background check for private firearms transactions in Utah. The serial number on the rifle does lead to someone however. I would not want to be that someone.
Yes, my husband owns a bolt action rifle for deer hunting which he bought from a friend. But assuming there’s a serial number on the assassin’s gun, it can be traced to someone at some time, and then its journey into the hands of the killer can be traced.
Why so I get the feeling the facts will never be known ither than the basic we have already?
Again someone gets into position on a roof all by themselves with little preparation, help not to mention of the firearm history.
Gamers.
Not to paint with too broad a brush; but it is clear that obsessed gamers are frequently divorced from reality. They are immersed in a world in which the goal is often to kill as many targets as possible, and targets are presented in various forms. At what point does it have such a dehumanizing effect that a living target is nothing more?
Again someone gets into position on a roof all by themselves with little preparation, help not to mention of the firearm history.
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There’s a set of stairs leading to the roof. The interesting question is why he did not use them to get down.
Links I read this afternoon put Lance as the roommate
“There’s a set of stairs leading to the roof. The interesting question is why he did not use them to get down.”
That’s easy. His position would be revealed by taking the shot, and the logical assumption is law enforcement would be coming up the stairs.
He just took the path least likely to be subject to law enforcement interception.
The rifle is old, and FFLs are only required to keep a record 20 years. Also in most states it can be legally sold between private parties. I doubt there is even a reason to trace it, it was probably first sold years before the killer was born.
The rifle was handed off to somebody when he reached the corner of the building. It looks like the person is in the trees because the butt of the rifle is seen going up into the trees. He hands it to somebody then turns to climb off the roof. Or somebody is on a ladder on the side of the building that we can’t see. Is possibly pretending to be maintenance worker. But he definitely handed something to someone.
Tim:
I see nothing of the sort.
Neo & Tim – the building has glass all around since you can see the walkway and tree trunks, although a bit distorted. I think what Tim is seeing is a shadow of the person or bag.
We know that the gun was the grandfather’s and possibly given as a gift.
I’m not sure why there was a screwdriver left on the roof, unless to tighten the scope. The killer mentioned that he thought that he did not leave any evidence, but he obviously forgot about DNA and prints being left on a variety of places. I suspect that every place the person was seen touching something, the FBI have been there taking samples to prove he was the person in the recording.
The gun isn’t why he had a limp. I saw a video of him walking in a neighborhood and he had the limp then. If it was in his pants when he jumped off the roof how did he bend his legs when impacting the ground. A rifle that large is 4-5 feet long so it would have to be in his shirt also. No way this whole thing is staged
Ron:
Pay attention to when videos were taken, and also to what I said in the post. There re no videos of him limping after the shooting. I don’t say he had the gun in his pants after the shooting. He’s carrying it wrapped in a towel, and you can see him dragging something long and then as he jumps and then as he runs (and later walks) after his jump.
Ron:
Pay attention to when videos were taken, and also to what I said in the post. There are no videos of him limping after the shooting. I don’t say he had the gun in his pants after the shooting. He’s carrying it wrapped in a towel, and you can see him dragging something long and thin as he jumps and then as he runs (and later walks) after his jump.
It appears that a Mauser 98 bolt action rifle was recovered from the area. I did a search and it appears that it was 142 yards or 130 meters from the rooftop to Charlie Kirk. It appears that the weapon was old and not in great condition. I question the skill/talent of Tyler Robinsin to hit Charlie Kirk’s neck with 1 shot with that OLD bolt action rifle?? It appears he wanted to do this. I’m not willing to automatically accept that Tyler killed Charlie. How much practice did he have with the rifle? Am I the only person to question the skill of Tyler to hit the target?
Mike:
Doesn’t take much skill, according to everyone but conspiracy theorists spreading illogical theories. Were did you read the weapon wasn’t in good condition? I read, among other things, that it had a very good scope and that made the shot easy-peasy.
Lots of photos of Tyler on the roof. Lying prone in shooting position, running across the roof, dropping down from the roof carrying the gun, fingerprints on the gun, etc. etc. .
Give it up.