Lance Twiggs was named as the roommate of accused Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson by The New York Post and Daily Mail.
Twiggs’ identity was confirmed by an anonymous family member to the New York Post as more details come out about Robinson’s background.
Fox News reported, via sources, on Sept. 13, that Robinson was living with a transgender roommate. Robinson “was living with a transgender partner who was in the process of transitioning from male to female,” The Post confirmed.
Authorities have not confirmed the information.
Although a relative confirmed to The Post that Twiggs was Robinson’s roommate and the news site verified that Twiggs “resided at the same address where Robinson lived,” the Post stopped short of reporting that Twiggs is the transgender roommate referred to in the other reports. The relative the Post spoke to declined to say whether Twiggs was transitioning.
The angle that Robinson lived with and had a transgender partner was broken by a Fox News reporter, Brooke Singman, earlier in the morning.
“EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson lived with his transgender partner, sources tell me,” Singman wrote, without naming that partner. Again, it’s not clear whether that was Twiggs.
“The individual, who is a male transitioning to a female, is fully cooperating with the FBI,” continued Singman. “Sources tell me the FBI had texts and other communications between Robinson and the individual that helped FBI authorities solidify that Robinson was indeed the shooter.”
Lance Twiggs Showed Police Robinson’s Texts, a Report Says
Daily Mail also reported Twiggs’ name and wrote that Twiggs “showed police texts from Robinson about stashing a gun linked to Wednesday’s shooting of” Kirk, citing a law enforcement affidavit.
Twiggs was described by Daily Mail as a “22-year-old wannabe gamer” who lived with Robinson “in a three-bedroom apartment in Saint George, Utah.”
Daily Mail linked to Lance Twiggs’ TikTok account, which showed an interest in shooter games.
Daily Mail also reported that it is “unclear if Twiggs is the same person referenced in the reports (about a transgender roommate) and he has not been named in the affidavit.”
Daily Mail spoke with Twiggs’ grandfather, Jerry Twiggs, who did not comment on the transgender angle but did tell the publication that Twiggs “had been talking with the police.”
Details about Robinson’s background are still emerging. Although he is from a Republican family, Utah’s Gov. Spencer Cox told the Wall Street Journal on September 13 that the accused gunman was “deeply indoctrinated with leftist ideology.”
Cox said in a news conference that a family member told authorities that Robinson disliked Kirk’s viewpoints.
“They talked about why they didn’t like him and the viewpoints he had,” Cox said.
Singman also wrote: “The last question Charlie Kirk answered before he was murdered was: ‘Do you know how many transgender Americans have been mass shooters over the last 10 years?’
Charlie replied: “Too many.”
He was then asked: “do you know how many mass shooters there have been in America over the last 10 years?”
Charlie replied: “Counting or not counting gang violence?”
Charlie was then assassinated.”
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