After the suspected shooter has been detained, the FBI held a press conference to report on the case and announce the next steps going forward. Spoiler: we, as leftists, are fucked.

Key points:

  • The shooter is Tyler Robinson of Utah.
  • His friend reported him to the FBI.
  • Tyler’s Discord messages have been used as evidence, as provided by his roommate.
  • Robinson has been reported to be getting increasingly political, and during dinner one day, he spoke about how Kirk was “full of hate”. UPDATE 4: Tyler did not say that.
  • The casings do not contain any trans references. But they do have anti-fascist rhetoric (bella ciao and “notices bulges OwO” included) and symbols engraved in them.
  • Tyler was taken into custody on September 11th, 10 PM local time.
  • The investigation is still ongoing.
  • One guy cried while speaking.
  • Thousands of more leads of potential accomplices are being followed.
  • No other arrests are known
  • Tyler drove to campus on a car.
  • It’s not known if Tyler is mentally ill.
  • The charging documents will be filed 3 days from now (September 16), then a preliminary hearing will take place.

(Added by LangleyDominos)

  • Patel awkwardly trying to signal the Norse viking larp shit. “Charlie, I’ll see you in Valhalla”
  • Utah Governor Cox told everyone to log off and stop consuming rage bait, called social media a cancer, and that everyone should “touch grass” (his actual words).

UPDATES

Tyler Robinson’s mugshot

Other sources:

BBC

New York Times

CNN

  • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]@hexbear.net
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    5 hours ago

    I’ve seen videos of protests in England that featured it, my Iranian friend showed me student protest footage that had it, and I’ve heard it in person. In this thread you have both an American and a Palestinian who are surprised that you weren’t familiar with an Italian song. That should say something.

    • emdash [comrade/them, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      5 hours ago

      There are many more places in the world than just the ones you listed. Please stop trying to shame me for something so trivial that is not even my fault. I cannot control what culture does or does not make its way into local consciousness.

      • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]@hexbear.net
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        3 hours ago

        I’m not trying to shame you or fault you or anything. Certainly, there is no universal cultural context, even among leftists. I just find it remarkable.