Roommate says accused Charlie Kirk assassin expressed regret after shooting

U.S. newsCharlie Kirk assassination suspect expressed regret after shooting, roommate says“I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can’t be negotiated out,” the suspect told his roommate, according to prosecutors.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Tyler Robinson speaks with his defense attorney Kathryn Nester during a court hearing in Provo, Utah, in April.Trent Nelson / Pool via Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJuly 9, 2026, 1:55 PM EDTBy Daniel ArkinUtah prosecutors on Thursday played redacted clips of authorities interviewing a roommate and former romantic partner of Tyler Robinson, the 23-year-old man accused of assassinating conservative political activist Charlie Kirk on a university campus last fall.Subscribe to read this story ad-freeGet unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.In the video and audio clips, Robinson’s former partner, Lance Twiggs, recalled that the accused assassin paced around their apartment after Kirk’s killing. Twiggs said Robinson told him he planned to confess to his parents or turn himself in to law enforcement.Robinson said he wished “he hadn’t done it,” Twiggs told the law enforcement interviewer.Twiggs, seen in the video dressed in a suit and tie, said he never heard Robinson talk about Kirk before the Sept. 10 shooting at Utah Valley University in front of a crowd of hundreds of spectators.The audio was played on the fourth day of a five-day preliminary hearing to determine whether prosecutors have enough evidence to bring Robinson to trial. State District Judge Tony F. Graf Jr. will make that decision at the end of the proceedings.Robinson is charged with aggravated murder and he has not entered a plea. He turned himself in to law enforcement the day after the shooting of Kirk, a co-founder of the influential conservative student organization Turning Point USA and an ally of President Donald Trump.Add NBC News to GoogleProsecution shows new video of moments before and after Charlie Kirk...