Former Coworker Reveals Insights into Alleged Charlie Kirk Assassin

Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old accused of assassinating Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, was a man of few words but revealed a chilling interest in long-range shooting, according to a former coworker who worked alongside him in 2023. In an exclusive interview, this electrician—who requested anonymity—painted a picture of a withdrawn young man who only seemed to come alive when discussing firearms. During a casual conversation following Black Friday sales, Robinson allegedly boasted about successfully making a 450-yard shot, a skill that would later take on disturbing significance given the circumstances of Kirk’s murder. “That was like the only time we got him to conversate with us, when we were talking about guns that day,” the coworker recalled. “He got excited about it—at least, as excited as he can get. He never really showed much emotion. He was just kind of blank.” This rare moment of animation stood in stark contrast to Robinson’s typically reserved demeanor at the apartment complex construction site in St. George, Utah, where both men worked.

Robinson’s employment history reveals he worked for High Output Electric until late 2023, according to company owner Shane Bennett, who couldn’t specify whether “he quit or was let go.” Both Robinson and his former coworker were contracted through a third party, Wilde Electric, to wire new apartments over an eight-month period. The coworker provided confirmation of his employment on the project to validate his account. When news broke about Kirk’s assassination, the electrician immediately recognized the name and face of the alleged shooter. “I was shocked when I heard the news yesterday—I was like, ‘It can’t be that Tyler,'” he said, describing how he called another colleague to confirm Robinson’s absence from work that day. “I think Tyler was the one who did the shooting,” he told his skeptical colleague, later attempting to call Robinson directly only to reach voicemail. “He was the last person I thought would do this. When I heard that the suspect was a young guy from St. George, there were hundreds of other people that I thought would be capable of it before him.”

The fatal shooting occurred while Kirk was speaking to a crowd of approximately 3,000 people at Utah Valley University. Robinson allegedly fired a single shot from the top of the Losee Center Building, positioned about 200 yards from where Kirk sat in a pop-up tent. This distance—less than half the range Robinson had previously boasted about—proved tragically sufficient. Utah Governor Spencer Cox characterized the murder as a targeted “political assassination,” claiming Robinson “was a person who was deeply indoctrinated with leftist ideology.” However, the former coworker’s recollection complicates this narrative, suggesting Robinson actively avoided political discussions rather than engaging in them.

According to the electrician, Robinson would physically remove himself from political conversations at the job site, where most workers held “conservative views.” “I remember one time we were talking about [politics] in one of the units, and instead of sitting in the room with us, Tyler went into the back laundry room and sat on a bucket and I think put an earbud in,” he recounted. This deliberate avoidance of political discourse presents a more nuanced picture than the straightforward ideological motivation suggested by Governor Cox’s statement. While Robinson’s exact political views remain unclear, his reaction to such discussions indicates discomfort rather than the passionate conviction one might expect from someone motivated by strong political beliefs.

Perhaps the most disturbing connection between the quiet electrician apprentice and the alleged assassin lies in a peculiar physical habit the coworker observed. “Tyler walked around with clenched fists all the time—like, super hard clenched fists,” he recalled. This observation prompted him to once ask Robinson, “Are you angry, Tyler?” to which Robinson softly replied, “That’s just what I do.” The coworker noted that despite Robinson’s quiet demeanor, “his fists were always like that.” This distinctive trait appears visible even in security footage from the university on the day of the shooting. “Even in the security footage from UVU, you can see he’s got his fists clenched tight,” the electrician observed, drawing a physical link between the colleague he knew and the man accused of assassination.

The portrait that emerges from this coworker’s account is not of an outspoken political zealot but of a socially withdrawn young man with an interest in firearms and a habit of physical tension. While Robinson’s alleged actions have been framed within a political context by some officials, his former colleague’s observations suggest a more complex individual who avoided political confrontation rather than seeking it. The chilling coincidence between Robinson’s boasted shooting range and the distance from which Kirk was fatally shot adds a disturbing dimension to the case. As investigators continue to probe Robinson’s background and motivations, these insights from someone who worked alongside him provide valuable context for understanding the man behind what authorities have described as a political assassination. The contradiction between the quiet apprentice electrician and the alleged assassin underscores how difficult it can be to identify potentially dangerous individuals before they act, even for those who interact with them regularly.