“I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and I took it. I don’t know if I will/have succeeded, but I had hoped to make it home to you,” the letter read in part.
Images of bullets recovered by authorities and descriptions of the search warrants carried out in the wake of the killing of Charlie Kirk were issued in the preliminary hearing of Tyler Robinson on Thursday. During the hearing, an image of the handwritten note left by Robinson for Lance Twiggs was accidentally shown in the courtroom.
On the stand was Sergeant Jennifer Faumina of the State Bureau of Investigation, who was assigned to oversee the crime scenes and physical evidence.
During her testimony, she was shown an image of a burnt note that was found in a trash can in the residence of Robinson and Twiggs. She was asked if there was any writing on the piece of paper, to which she said there was. The prosecution attempted to show a photo taken by Twiggs of a handwritten note left by Robinson alongside the burnt note image. It was broadcast by the cameras momentarily before being taken down, with the court previously ruling that the image could not be captured by the cameras.
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The contents of the letter had previously been reported in court documents: "If you are reading this per my text, then I am so sorry. I left the house this morning on a mission, and set an auto text. I am likely dead, or facing a lengthy prison sentence. I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and I took it. I don’t know if I will/have succeeded, but I had hoped to make it home to you," the letter read in part.
During Faumina’s testimony, she read out the engravings that had been left on cartridge casings found at the scene, with messages that include "hey fascist, catch," "bella ciao," and "notice this bulge."
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Speaking on the search warrant carried out at Robinson’s residence, Faumina said a Dremel tool and its bits were collected, as well as two boxes of Remington .30-06 ammunition, and two pairs of Converse shoes. She said a cartridge casing with the words "test shot" was recovered from Robinson’s bedroom, as well as multiple shooting targets.
During videotaped testimony played in the courtroom earlier on Thursday, Twiggs said that Robinson had asked for a Dremel tool to engrave bullets ahead of a family hunting trip.
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