The shocking assassination of Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025, continues to send ripples through America’s political landscape. New revelations have clarified a point of heated online debate: the murderer himself was not transgender, as some immediately speculated. Instead, he was reportedly the boyfriend of a “transgender woman” named Lance Twiggs.
The distinction matters, not just for accuracy, but because of the broader conversation surrounding mass shootings, political violence, and the narratives that dominate in today’s polarized media environment. And here lies the cruelest irony: Kirk was shot dead while answering a question that touched directly on mass shooters and the very issue of how many of them were transgender.
This tragic alignment of rhetoric and reality underscores not only the nature of Kirk’s work—speaking hard truths in dangerous times—but also how quickly media and political activists attempt to spin events for ideological gain.
The Moment of Assassination
At a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University, Kirk was speaking to a large student crowd. Witnesses reported that a student asked him a question about mass shootings, specifically referencing the hotly debated claim about how many mass shooters identify as transgender.
Kirk, never one to back down from addressing controversial issues head-on, began to respond. Before he could finish his answer, a shot was fired. He was struck in the neck and collapsed in front of the stunned audience.
The timing is impossible to ignore. Whether one agrees with Kirk’s politics or not, the fact remains that he died while addressing an issue he had long been targeted for: his criticisms of identity politics, radical gender ideology, and the violent tendencies that too often emerge from the radical left.
Who Was the Shooter?
Police quickly apprehended the suspect, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson. Initial rumors online spread like wildfire, with some claiming Robinson was transgender. However, law enforcement sources and investigative reports have since clarified that Robinson is not transgender himself.
Instead, Robinson was reportedly in a relationship with Lance Twiggs, a “transgender woman” who lived with him. This revelation changes the narrative: it was not a trans shooter—just the boyfriend of one.
But here is the deeper irony. For years, conservatives have been pointing out a disproportionate number of high-profile mass shooters who identify as transgender or gender nonconforming. Kirk himself was being asked a question about exactly that when he was murdered. Whether the shooter was transgender or the partner of someone who is, the ideological connections cannot be ignored.
The Narrative War
The left is already trying to seize the narrative, claiming that conservatives are misrepresenting the shooter’s identity. But this misses the broader point. Kirk was nkt killed in a vacuum. He was not targeted randomly. He was gunned down in the middle of discussing one of the most politically charged cultural battles of our time.
The fact that his killer was romantically involved with a transgender individual only underscores the cultural climate Kirk was warning about. Violent ideologies do not emerge in isolation. They thrive in communities where radical identity politics and hostility toward conservatives are normalized.
The real issue is not whether the killer personally identified as transgender. The real issue is that Kirk was assassinated by someone within that same ideological orbit.
Political Violence Against Conservatives
Charlie Kirk’s death must be understood in the larger pattern of escalating violence against conservative figures.
From the harassment of pro-life activists to the targeting of Republican campaign offices, to now the outright assassination of a leading conservative voice, the left has become increasingly emboldened in using intimidation and violence to silence opposition.
This is not a two-way street. Conservatives are not storming liberal events and assassinating progressive speakers. The violence is coming overwhelmingly from one side, and it is the side that claims to be champions of “tolerance.”
The Hypocrisy of the Left
When violence occurs, the left is quick to pounce if it can be connected, however loosely, to conservatives. Yet when the violence clearly comes from their own side, the spin machine goes into overdrive.
We saw this in the immediate aftermath of Kirk’s assassination. Social media accounts tied to left-wing groups scrambled to deflect, insisting it was “misinformation” to even suggest the shooter was transgender. The mainstream press parroted this defense almost instantly.
But the bottom line does not change: Kirk was murdered while talking about transgender mass shooters, and the killer was romantically involved with Lance Twiggs, a transgender woman. That fact alone exposes the deep irony at play and the hypocrisy of those rushing to bury the story.
Beyond the political implications, conservatives must take a moment to honor Charlie Kirk himself. He dedicated his life to fighting for America’s founding values, resisting the poison of Marxism, and giving young conservatives a voice in hostile environments.
His assassination is not just a tragedy—it is a wake-up call. It proves the stakes of this fight are not theoretical. They are real, immediate, and dangerous. Kirk died doing what he always did: speaking truth to power and challenging the lies of the radical left.
His death must not silence us. It must embolden us.
Conclusion
So no, it was not technically a “trans shooter.” It was the boyfriend of one—specifically, of Lance Twiggs. But let us not kid ourselves. The cultural and ideological connections remain glaring. And the cruelest twist of fate is that Charlie Kirk died while answering a question about trans mass shooters—a moment that will forever symbolize the dangers of speaking the truth in an age of political violence.
