Authorities say Tyler Robinson, 22, left disturbing messages on bullet casings before assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Robinson, a Utah State University student, turned himself in Thursday after being identified in surveillance footage climbing a rooftop at Utah Valley University.
Messages on Casings
At a Friday press conference, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox confirmed the engravings found on the rifle casings.
One fired casing was inscribed with: “Notices, bulges, capital O-W-O, what’s this?”
#WATCH: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox reads what was on the bullet casings found near the rifle from the suspected shooter in the murder of Charlie Kirk.
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On three unfired casings, messages read: “Hey fascist! Catch!” with arrow symbols.
Another was marked with lyrics from the anti-fascist song Bella ciao.
A third said: “If you read this you are gay LMAO.”
“I think that speaks for itself,” Gov. Cox told reporters.
Historical References
The song Bella ciao was adopted by Italian resistance fighters during World War II.