Charlie Kirk’s suspected shooter Tyler Robinson left several messages engraved on the bullet casings, shedding light into the 22-year-old’s mind who was becoming political and intolerant of Charlie Kirk’s ideologies. The messages range from anti-fascism messages to meme references. Three unfired casings found in the chamber of the rifle reportedly used by Robinson included left-wing slogans such as “Hey fascist! Catch!” engraved on the side along with an up arrow, a right arrow and three down arrows.Another featured the words “Oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao ciao ciao,” referencing to the popular anti-fascist song. “If you read this, you are gay LMAO [laugh my a** off]” was written on the third. “Notices, bulges, OWO, what’s this?” was written on the fired casing.“↑ → ↓ ↓ ↓” refers to a stratagem input from the game Helldivers 2 to summon an Eagle 500kg Bomb. This is unrelated to Antifa groups which use a three arrow symbol (three diagonal down arrows), with no reference to “↑ →” arrows.‘notices, bulges, OWO’ is associated with furry and roleplay communities. It’s used to describe awkward or over-the-top online flirting.Bella Ciao is an Italian protest folk song which became an anthem of the Italian anti-fascist resistance during World War II, sung by partisans fighting against Mussolini’s regime and Nazi occupation. The literal meaning of the phrase is: ‘Goodbye, beautiful’. But now it’s globally popular phrase symbolizing rebellion.
Tyler Robinson’s family
Robinson’s parents are Amber Jones Robinson and Matt Robinson, longtime residents of Washington, Utah, in the southwest-most corner of the state. The family owns a six-bedroom home in the suburbs, valued at around $634,400, according to Zillow. Tyler confessed to his father and priest that he killed Kirk. He initially threatened that he would rather kill himself but wouldn’t surrender. His parents convinced him and his father escorted him back to Orem to turn him in to the appropriate authroities. Tyler’s father Matt Robinson is a 27-year veteran of the Washington County Sheriff’s Department and contacted authorities and secured his son before he could be taken into custody. Robinson has two brothers, according to a post by his mother Amber on Facebook in 2021 that was celebrating the first day of a new school year.Robinson did not attend UVU, and may have only attended Utah State University for one semester in 2021, according to a statement from the school. In a statement posted on the school’s website: “Utah State University confirms that Tyler Robinson, the suspect arrested in the killing of Charlie Kirk, briefly attended Utah State University for one semester in 2021.”
