Well I mean he got shot, presumably out of hate, so yes, I concede he participated in an increase of hate crime.

Charlie was pushing the narrative that trans people are over represented in shootings and terrorist attacks.

Charlie was not targeted over a characteristic like sexuality, race, and whatnot that would make it a hate crime.

Charlie could have very well chosen not to push a narrative that strips 2A from a minority.

Classic victim blaming, "well you could've chosen not to say mean things...". Kind of the leftist equivalent of the chauvinistic "well if you didn't want to get raped would you have worn that...".

No victim blaming, he is not a victim of anything other than his own actions.

He has been fanning the flames for years. He has exploited political conflict for personal gain.

What you clearly missed is that Charlie could have had a life that was different had his behaviour been different.

He was not attacked over an immutable or protected characteristic. He was not murdered because he is white/straight/gay/black/trans. His murder was independent of his characteristics and entirely dependent on his character.

There is no “hate crime” here as far as the definition is concerned.