Charlie Kirk Shooting

Suspected Charlie Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson wore a strange outfit during his first court appearance Tuesday -- and we're told his smock was designed so he couldn't hang himself.

Robinson appeared virtually in a green suicide prevention smock from the Utah County Jail, where he's been locked up in the Special Housing Unit since his arrest last week, accused of fatally shooting Kirk, according to authorities.

During Tuesday's hearing, Robinson was seated in a room facing the camera, which showed him from his head to his torso dressed in the green smock, also referred to as anti-ligature clothing.

Tyler Robinson -- the 22-year-old Utah native charged with murdering conservative pundit Charlie Kirk -- just went in front of a judge for the first time ... and he was stone-faced.

Robinson appeared via video call for his first court hearing Tuesday in Utah ... staring blankly ahead as a judge rattled off the charges against him.

Earlier Tuesday, Robinson was officially charged with aggravated murder ... and prosecutors said they would seek the death penalty. When capital punishment was brought up in court, Robinson simply looked down.

Prosecutors in Utah just released a conversation police say alleged Charlie Kirk killer Tyler Robinson had with his lover/roommate after the fatal shooting ... and it includes a confession.

According to documents, Robinson texted his roommate shortly after the murder on September 10th to look for a note under a keyboard. The note stated, "I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I'm going to take it."

After reading the note, the roommate texted Robinson, "You weren't the one who did it, right????" Robinson responded, "I am, I'm sorry."

The man accused of obstructing the Charlie Kirk murder probe is in even more hot water ... he's now been charged with possessing child porn.

George Zinn -- who falsely told police he shot Kirk moments after the attack -- was charged with obstruction of justice following the September 10 shooting death of the conservative activist at Utah Valley University in Orem, UT.

Now, Zinn has been charged with 4 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor after FBI agents examined his phone and found images of underage girls dressed only in their underwear, according to court documents filed Tuesday by Utah prosecutors. The docs say Zinn admitted to the feds he gets "sexually aroused" by children.

11:26 AM PT -- Prosecutors officially slapped alleged Charlie Kirk murderer Tyler Robinson with 7 criminal charges ... including aggravated murder.

Robinson is facing 6 felony charges and one misdemeanor. Prosecutors said during the news conference they intend to seek the death penalty.

The other charges ... felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, two counts of obstruction of justice, two counts of tampering with a witness, and a misdemeanor count of violent offense committed in the presence of a child.

Utah law enforcement personnel are set to hold a press conference Tuesday after charges were filed against Tyler Robinson, who is suspected of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk ... officials are expected to give details on each of the counts.

This update comes less than a week after Robinson was apprehended as the main suspect in the conservative pundit's assassination ... he was booked on suspicion of committing 3 crimes in the case, including aggravated murder, obstruction of justice, and felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury.

Robinson was formally charged Tuesday ... with Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray previously noting that they're in the "very early stages" of the investigation.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is blaming politicians -- and social media -- for the deep divide America is facing following the assassination of Charlie Kirk ... and calling on younger generations to help heal the divide.

The 'Terminator' star spoke at University of Southern California's Democracy Day Monday and expressed his shock and sadness over Charlie's murder, calling him a "great communicator" who could debate people who both agreed and disagreed with him.

Check out the clip -- Arnold said there's plenty of blame to go around ... from social media and mainstream media to politicians on both sides of the scale, and warns America needs to "be careful" about where things are headed. He reasons ... "We have to be very careful that we don't get any closer to the cliff because when you fall down the cliff, down there, there's no democracy."

The assassination of conservative pundit Charlie Kirk has captured the nation's attention ... with people staying tuned for every update throughout the tragic ordeal -- and we've put all the info together in this video timeline.

TMZ's been covering every moment of the tragedy, including Washington, D.C.'s reaction to the political violence, to the ups and downs of the manhunt, to announcing the capture of suspected shooter Tyler Robinson -- and that's just a taste of everything that has gone down.

President Trump has made it clear he wants Tyler Robinson executed for allegedly assassinating Charlie Kirk ... and if Trump gets his way, Kirk's alleged killer faces a torturous fate.

The case will play out in Utah, where capital punishment is still a thing ... and where folks on death row are executed one of two ways ... firing squad or lethal injection.

Ronnie Lee Gardner was the last death row inmate in Utah killed by firing squad ... in June 2010 at Utah State Prison for a 1985 murder ... and a journalist who was there to watch the execution go down is recalling what it was like.

Here's Jamie Lee Curtis breaking down in tears over last week's Charlie Kirk murder ... and she's getting emotional about his death, even though she says she disagrees with "almost every point" she ever heard him make.

The actress started crying about Charlie's slaying in an interview with Marc Maron on the 'WTF' podcast ... and she also lamented how easy it is for folks to find videos showing the fatal shooting.

Jamie Lee says she disagreed with Kirk on most of his views and his ideas were abhorrent, but added ... "I believe he was a man of faith, and I hope in that moment when he died, that he felt connected with his faith."

The man accused of killing Charlie Kirk looks like he confessed to the murder in an online chat ... telling folks "It was me" before surrendering to police.

Tyler Robinson sent a message from his Discord account Thursday, stating ... "Hey guys, I have bad news for you all. It was me at UVU yesterday. im sorry for all of this" ... according to The Washington Post.

Law enforcement arrested Robinson about two hours after the alleged message was sent.

Vice President J.D. Vance started railing against far left "lunatics" towards the end of his tribute to Charlie Kirk ... getting emotional as he hosted his late friend's super popular radio show days after Kirk was assassinated.

Vance took the reins of "The Charlie Kirk Show" broadcast and podcast Monday ... sitting down in front of the microphone from the White House and going on an epic rant about what his boss, President Trump, likes to call the "radical left."

The veep said something's gone really wrong with the far left and claimed it was a "statistical fact that most of the lunatics in American politics today are proud members of the far left."

Taylor Swift snuck into a football stadium to watch her fiancé Travis Kelce at work ... and it looks like she used a bullet-resistant portable shield to evade detection following Charlie Kirk's very public murder.

Swifties are running with an interesting theory online after Taylor kept an extremely low profile at Sunday's game between Travis' Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles ... her fans think she was behind a bulletproof barrier that was seen rolling through the bowels of Arrowhead Stadium in K.C.

Check out the video ... there's a bunch of security guards and other staffers walking with the rolling screen and they're clearly hiding someone from being seen in public.

Two people are in police custody after allegedly trying to blow up a local TV news van in Utah.

An explosives device was found under a news van belonging to KSTU FOX13 News Utah and the device "had been lit but failed to function as designed" ... according to KUTV, citing court records.

The explosives device was reportedly found Friday in Salt Lake City ... and the suspects were busted after FBI agents and bomb squads from local law enforcement descended on a residence in Magna, Utah, a city just to the northwest of Salt Lake City.

Jerry Jones is explaining the Dallas Cowboys' decision to honor Charlie Kirk prior to Sunday's game against the New York Giants ... saying as an organization, "we just all abhor violence."

America's Team was one of several franchises that held a moment of silence for the 31-year-old Sunday, with multiple opting not to -- as the NFL left the decision up to each hosting squad.

Jones said the recent violence is "impacting us all" ... and referenced growing up in the '60s and the string of senseless crimes that affected politics.

Charlie Kirk's memorial outside Turning Point USA in Phoenix was trampled on by a disrespectful protester ... and, cops say he will be booked on multiple charges.

Video of the incident from Sunday was posted to social media by Fox News reporter Matt Finn ... and, it begins with a man stepping on flowers and other tributes laid out for the recently killed conservative commentator.

Another guy in a blue shirt comes up and hurls this protester to the ground ... and a crowd gathers around him before he tries to walk off -- when he's surrounded by what looks like two security guards and a police officer.

1:18 PM PT -- A Discord spokesperson tells TMZ ... "During our investigation, Discord identified an account belonging to the suspect. We have not found or received any evidence that the suspect planned this incident on Discord or promoted violence on Discord."

They continued ... "The messages referenced in reporting about weapon retrieval and planning details were not Discord messages, and likely took place on a phone-number based messaging platform. We continue to work closely with the FBI and local authorities, and will continue to deliver prompt responses to their requests for assistance."

The suspected killer of Charlie Kirk was messaging with people over social media after the assassination last week, claiming a lookalike fired the deadly shot, according to a new report.

The New York Times says Tyler Robinson was chatting with 20 individuals online after the FBI released photos of Kirk's alleged killer, which were the spitting image of Robinson.

One person reportedly recognized Robinson, tagging him in a post with the FBI pics and asking where he was at the time of the murder.