Tyler Robinson, 22, who allegedly shot dead MAGA firebrand Charlie Kirk at the Utah Valley University, was waiting to get caught and did not have an escape plan, according to a former FBI officer.
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Michael Tabman, former special agent in charge of the FBI's Minneapolis Field Office, told Fox News Digital that Tyler Robinson was acting irrationally and in a state of confusion after the committing the crime.
"'What did I just really do?' He just killed somebody, now he's like, 'Wow, what did I just do? What do I do now?' So I don't think he had a plan," he explained, adding that the suspect was acting irrationally.
Hinting that Tyler knew he could be arrested eventually, Tabman said, "I think he knew he'd be caught. I think he was just kind of hanging around waiting to get caught."
A text between Tyler Robinson and his live-in transgender partner Lance Twiggs revealed that the suspect stayed in Orem for some hours after the shooting, which took place at 12.23 pm on September 10.
He reportedly came to the Utah Valley campus around 8.30 am on the fateful day and was in the town at least till 6.38 pm before he drove back to his hometown in St George.
Tyler went back to the campus around 6.30 pm to retrieve his abandoned Mauser 98 rifle but had to leave after a law enforcement officer encountered him. The officer was guarding the perimeter and the university was under lockdown.
Conservative activist Candace Owens had earlier claimed that Tyler went to buy an ice cream at Dairy Queen in Orem around 6.38 pm, sharing a photo of Tyler in a maroon t-shirt and cap.
