JUST IN: Charges Against Tyler Robinson Revealed As Prosecutors Push For Firing Squad

Tyler Robinson, the suspected gunman in Charlie Kirk’s assassination, may face a firing squad as a result of charges that prosecutors plan to unveil on Tuesday.

The 22-year-old alleged assassin has so far refused to cooperate with investigators, who, regardless, believe they have enough evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he murdered Kirk, 31, during a political event on a Utah college campus last week.

Sources close to the investigation said that Kirk is expected to be charged with one count of capital murder, a charge that carries the death penalty in the state of Utah. Prosecutors are expected to seek the death penalty.

Charges against Robinson are set to be announced at 2 p.m. local time, with his first virtual court appearance occurring at 5 p.m.

Prosecutors will argue that Robinson was motivated by a “leftist ideology” that inspired hatred for Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA and a nationally recognized conservative activist who made a name for himself debating students on college campuses. Investigators believe he became “radicalized” online, where he discussed his growing disgust with conservatives in online message boards with gamers and transgender activists.

Robinson’s roommate, who is transgender, was in a romantic relationship with him and has reportedly turned over incriminating messages that Robinson left in a Discord chat where he confessed to shooting Kirk with a hunting rifle last Wednesday.

Roughly two hours before surrendering to authorities, Robinson allegedly wrote, “Hey guys, I have bad news for you all. It was me at UVU yesterday. im sorry for all of this. im surrendering through a sheriff friend in a few moments. thanks for all the good times and laughs.”

The message appears to be a straightforward admission of guilt, delivered in his own words, and if authenticated, would amount to a bombshell piece of evidence in the ongoing case.

Robinson was arrested last week after a 33-hour manhunt. After allegedly shooting Kirk, he confessed to his father, who called the family’s pastor, who then called a member of law enforcement to take Robinson into custody.

FBI Director Kash Patel stated on Fox News on Monday that more than 20 individuals may have participated in the group chat where the admission was made. The Bureau is also investigating since-deleted social media posts from a small cohort of transgender activists who referenced the shooting up to a month before it occurred.

Utah is one of 27 states that still implements the death penalty, and is just one of five that allows for the firing squad if lethal injection is unavailable.

The last Utah inmate to die by firing squad was murderer Ronnie Lee Gardner in June 2010, according to the NY Post.