HUNT VALLEY, Md. (TNND) -- Bullet casings found near the rifle believed to belong to conservative activist Charlie Kirk's alleged killer had inscriptions, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox announced Friday.
Gov. Cox said during a press conference that some of the casings, which were located close to the bolt-action rifle thought to be used by suspect Tyler Robinson, were engraved with anti-fascist messages.
"Hey fascist! Catch! ↑ → ↓ ↓ ↓," one of the casings read, the governor said. It's unclear what the arrows represented.
Another casing had, "o bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao," written on it, according to Gov. Cox. The words appear in an Italian song referencing a fight against fascists.
Inscribed on a third casing was, "If you read this, you are gay LMAO," the governor said. "Notices bulges. OwO. What's this?" was written on a fourth, which was fired, he added. Some gamers use the phrase as a meme, with "OwO" representing an expression of surprise.
Gov. Cox noted the casings and rifle were found near the Utah Valley University campus, where Kirk was shot to death during a debate event. Footage released by the FBI shows a person running across a rooftop immediately after the shooting and toward the area where the items were found. Robinson was wearing clothing when encountered by investigators that was similar to what a suspect had on in other footage reviewed by investigators, according to the governor.
Robinson also told his roommate on communication platform Discord about needing to retrieve a rifle he left, Gov. Cox added. Other messages referred to watching an area where a gun was left, as well as engraved bullets, he said.
The governor noted that one of Robinson's family members recalled their relative saying before Kirk's killing he didn't like the activist or his viewpoints. The family member also confirmed Robinson drove a gray Dodge Challenger, which a suspect in footage reviewed by investigators drove to the Utah Valley University campus, according to Gov. Cox.
Robinson at one point confessed to a family member that he killed Kirk, the governor said.
"This is a very sad day for our country, a terrible day for the state of Utah. But I'm grateful that at this moment, we have an opportunity to bring closure to a very dark chapter in this nation's history," Gov. Cox told reporters.
President Donald Trump announced Friday morning that the suspect in Kirk's killing was in custody.
"I think just to protect us all and so Fox doesn't get sued and we all don't get sued and everything else, but I think, with a high degree of certainty, we have him in custody," the president said during an interview on the Fox News Channel.