‘Hey, Fascist! Catch!’ Utah Governor Reveals What Charlie Kirk Shooter Engraved On Bullet Casings
Utah Governor Spencer Cox (R) spoke to the press on Friday and announced that authorities had arrested Charlie Kirk’s alleged shooter, Tyler Robinson. Robinson, a 22-year-old from Utah, was arrested after a family member turned him in to authorities after boasting of the killing of the 31-year-old MAGA influencer and close ally of President Donald Trump.
Cox spoke at length about the investigation that led to Robinson’s arrest and also shared details about what exactly Robinson had engraved on the bullet casings in his weapon, including the bullet that killed Kirk.
“Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. We got him. On the evening of September 11th, a family member of Tyler Robinson reached out to a family friend who contacted the Washington County Sheriff’s Office with information that Robinson had confessed to them or implied that he had committed the incident,” Cox began, adding:
This information was relayed to the Utah County Sheriff’s Office and scene investigators at Utah Valley University. This information was also conveyed to the FBI.
Investigators reviewed additional video footage from UVU surveillance and identified Robinson arriving on UVU campus in a gray Dodge Challenger at approximately 8:29 a.m. on September 10th, in which he is observed on video in a plain maroon t-shirt, light colored shorts, a black hat with a white logo, and light colored shoes. When encountered in person by investigators in Washington County on September 12th in the early morning hours, Robinson was observed in consistent clothing with those surveillance images.
Cox went into further details about investigators talking to Robinson’s family and friends, before discussing the bullet casings.
“I know there has been speculation as well as to the writing on those casings, those bullet casings. And I believe we have that as well. And I will share that with you now,” Cox said, adding:
So the area north of Campus Drive Road where the suspect crossed over—you saw some of that in the video that we released last night—consists of a grassy area with trees on the edge of the UVU campus. Investigators discovered a bolt-action rifle wrapped in a dark-colored towel. The rifle was determined to be a Mauser Model 98 .30-06 caliber bolt-action rifle. The rifle had a scope mounted on top of it.
Investigators noted inscriptions that had been engraved on casings found with the rifle. Inscriptions on a fired casing read: “notices bulges” capital “O-W-O what’s this?” Inscriptions on the three unfired casings read: “hey fascist!” “catch!” Up arrow symbol, right arrow symbol, and three down arrow symbols. A second unfired casing read: “Oh Bella Ciao, Bella Ciao, Bella Ciao, Ciao, Ciao.” And a third unfired case read: “If you read this, you are gay LMAO.”
We are indebted to law enforcement across the state, who has worked seamlessly together: local law enforcement, state law enforcement, and our federal partners with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. We’re grateful for everyone who worked together in such a short amount of time to find this person and to bring justice.
A Wall Street Journal report, citing an ATF bulletin, had previously said the casings were “engraved with expressions of transgender and antifascist ideology.” The purported transgender symbols were later understood to relate to markings identifying the manufacturer. “Hey fascist! Catch!” and the arrows are apparently a reference to Helldivers 2, a third-person shooting video game that came out last year.
Cox concluded, “I want to thank the public who has been so engaged, reviewing videos, helping us with sending in tips, and helping us get to this point. I want to thank the family members of Tyler Robinson who did the right thing in this case and were able to bring him into law enforcement as well.”
Watch the clip above via Fox News.
