Suspected Charlie Kirk shooter’s gaming history probed by US Secret Service


Defence attorney Greg Skordas, left, speaks before Judge Tony Graf, background, in Provo, Utah, as Tyler Robinson, in monitor at right, accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, attends the court hearing virtually from prison on Sept 16, 2025. Since the Sept 10 shooting, law enforcement has combed through Robinson’s social-media presence looking for clues about his motives. — AP

Suspected Charlie Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson used Donald Trump’s name as a pseudonym on Valve Corp’s Steam video-game platform, a fact that’s become part of a profile US law enforcement is building on the alleged assailant.

The US Secret Service has joined the investigation into the shooting, even though Kirk wasn’t under the agency’s protection, according to the people with knowledge of the matter.

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