Tyler Robinson returned to his shared apartment after allegedly assassinating Charlie Kirk and admitted he ‘wished he hadn’t done it’, his roommate and transgender lover claimed. 

Lance Twiggs, 23, the former partner of the suspect, was seen making the bombshell allegation in police interview footage played in Robinson’s pretrial hearing on Thursday. 

Twiggs said Robinson texted him to check under his computer keyboard after Kirk was shot dead on September 10, 2025, which prosecutors say read, ‘I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I’m going to take it.’

He said the note panicked him, and when Robinson returned, the alleged assassin began pacing around their home and avoiding questions. 

Twiggs claimed Robinson eventually admitted to the assassination, and said Robinson began crying and told him he wished he ‘had not done it’, before conceding that he was going to turn himself in. 

The moment came as Twiggs’ police interview in April 2026 was played in Robinson’s hearing, in which he said they first met in 2023 and moved into a shared apartment in St George, Utah. 

Twiggs said he and Robinson began a romantic relationship around two months later. 

He said on the morning Kirk was assassinated, Robinson left early in the morning and claimed he had to work a long shift, and Twiggs did not hear from him again until 11pm that night when he received a message about the note under the keyboard.  

Tyler Robinson’s former roommate Lance Twiggs (above) said the alleged assassin returned to their shared apartment after allegedly shooting Charlie Kirk and admitted he ‘wished he hadn’t done it’

Tyler Robinson moments before Twiggs’ police interview recording was played in court on Thursday, appearing to wipe sweat from his brow 

After Twiggs’ video statement to the police was played, prosecutors presented text messages allegedly sent between Robinson and Twiggs after Kirk was killed. 

The first message shows Robinson telling Twiggs to ‘drop what you’re doing, look under my keyboard.

Twiggs replied, ‘What? You’re joking right?… You weren’t the one who did it right?’

To which Robinson allegedly replied, ‘I am, I’m sorry.’

Robinson’s message continued, ‘I had planned to grab my rifle from my drop point shortly after, but most of that side of town got locked down. 

‘It’s quiet, almost enough to get but, there’s one vehicle lingering.’ 

Robinson allegedly then discussed trying to get rid of the rifle used to shoot Kirk, writing: ‘If I am able to grab my rifle unseen, I will have left no evidence.

‘Going to attempt to retrieve it again, hopefully they haven’t moved on. I haven’t seen anything in the news about them finding it. Will update you by midnight.’  

Twiggs then asked Robinson how long he had been planning the shooting, to which he replied: ‘A bit over a week, I believe.’

Authorities said Twiggs quickly cooperated with investigators and offered his DNA for testing, and this week prosecutors said both Twiggs’ and Robinson’s DNA were found on a towel wrapped around the murder weapon. 

After Twiggs’ video statement to the police was played, prosecutors presented text messages allegedly sent between Robinson and Twiggs after Kirk was killed

In texts presented in court, Robinson allegedly discussed trying to get rid of the rifle used to shoot Kirk 

Robinson allegedly then discussed trying to get rid of the rifle used to shoot Kirk, writing: ‘If I am able to grab my rifle unseen, I will have left no evidence’

Charlie Kirk seen moments before he was shot dead in front of a huge crowd at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025 

In his police interview shown at Thursday’s hearing, Twiggs said he was not especially interested in politics, and said he and Robinson never previously discussed Charlie Kirk before the shooting.

He said Robinson would occasionally rant about Donald Trump, but said the extent of their discussions about LGBTQ rights was about legislation the President was pushing.

When asked about engravings found on bullets at the shooting scene, Twiggs said Robinson had told him he was going on a hunting trip and asked for an engraving tool for the expedition.

Twiggs said Robinson had talked about the hunting trip in general for months, then about a month before the shooting started talking about engraving bullets.

Investigators have claimed to have found bullet casings engraved with political messages in the gun, including one reading: ‘Hey fascist! Catch!’