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The roommate of the suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk had one question.
"Why?"
"I had enough of his hatred," Tyler Robinson wrote back. "Some hate can't be negotiated out."
On Tuesday, authorities released messages between Robinson and the roommate from the hours after the shooting. Officials have said the unnamed roommate was a "biological male" who was transitioning from man to woman and was in a romantic relationship with the defendant.
Prosecutors also gave further details that could point to a possible motive β although there is still much that is not known.
According to an indictment, Robinson's mother told police that over the last year or so, Robinson had become more political and left-wing, "more pro-gay and trans-rights oriented".
And in family conversations before the shooting, Robinson allegedly accused Kirk of spreading hate.
Prosecutors say Robinson left a message for his roommate: "I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I'm going to take it."
During Tuesday's news conference, Utah County prosecutor Jeff Gray said instead of deleting the messages like Robinson asked, the roommate provided the missives to police.
Messages on shell casings
The messages and interviews with family members form crucial parts of the indictment against Robinson and give some insight as to his state of mind.
In addition, investigators have also said that four shell casings were found alongside a rifle discovered in a wooded area near the Utah Valley University campus.
The shell casings had messages engraved in them which, prior to Robinson's arrest, were among the only potential clues as to the killer's motive - and have been the subject of much speculation.
One unfired round had the words "Hey fascist! Catch!" along with an up, right and three down arrows β mostly likely a reference to a video game, Helldivers 2, indicating one of the game's special moves.
Another shell casing, authorities say, read "NoTices Bulge OWO What's This?" - a reference to a meme about furry subculture and online roleplaying.
The BBC has also seen an online profile allegedly owned by Robinson on a website dedicated to furry fandom, suggesting he may have had an interest in the subject.
Another casing was inscribed with lyrics from the song Bella Ciao, which honours World War Two-era partisans of the Italian resistance who fought Nazi Germany. The song has also appeared in a video game, a TV series and has been covered and remixed many times in the years since.
The fourth cartridge read: "If you Read This, You Are GAY Lmao" β another online reference.
But the exact meaning of the messages, if indeed they are intended to have any meaning at all beyond a prank, is still unclear. The nature of online language, with its layers upon layers of irony, means that multiple interpretations are possible.
In the messages to his roommate Robinson said the engravings were "mostly a big meme", indicating perhaps that they should not be taken as a serious statement.
Pictures of social media accounts apparently owned by Robinson and his roommate which have been circulating online are mostly focused on gaming - it appears that both Robinson and his roommate were keen video gamers.
The accounts do include a few scattered comments on politics, none of them particularly conclusive or directly indicative of a motive. The BBC has reviewed the accounts, but has not been able to confirm that they belong to the pair.
According to the messages released by prosecutors, when asked by his roommate how long he'd taken to plan the attack, Robinson responded: "A bit over a week."
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