OREM, Utah. (AP) — The 22-year-old man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University has been charged with capital murder, prosecutors announced, saying they will seek the death penalty .

Evidence presented by prosecutors on Tuesday when announcing charges against Tyler Robinson included an alleged text-message confession to his partner and a note left beforehand saying he had the opportunity to kill Kirk “and I’m going to take it.” DNA on the trigger of the rifle used to kill Kirk also was matched to Robinson, according to Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray.

A message was left Wednesday with the county’s public defender office. Robinson’s family has declined to comment to The Associated Press since his arrest.

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