"The suspect, Tyler Robinson, is slated to appear in state court on Tuesday. He is being held without bail at the Utah County Jail on charges including aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm and obstruction of justice, according to officials. The Utah County Sheriff's Office told CNN on Sunday that Robinson is being held in a special housing unit and will remain on special watch pending a mental health evaluation, a process that may take several days."
"Clearly, there was a lot of gaming going on, friends that have confirmed that there was kind of that deep, dark internet, Reddit culture and these other dark places of the internet where this person was going deep. You saw that on the casings the meme-ification that is happening in our society today, the Republican governor told NBC News, referencing the messages engraved on bullet casings in a rifle found near the deadly shooting."
Investigators are probing the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and the alleged role of 22-year-old Tyler Robinson. Robinson faces charges including aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, and obstruction of justice and is being held without bail at the Utah County Jail. Robinson is in a special housing unit and remains on special watch pending a mental health evaluation that may take several days. Robinson is not cooperating with authorities. Investigators are examining gaming and dark internet culture as potential radicalization factors based on information from family, friends, and acquaintances. Bullet casings found near the scene bore meme-like messages, video game control arrows referencing Helldivers 2, and lyrics linked to anti-fascists.
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