Alleged Kirk Assassin in Custody, Identified as 22-Year-Old Tyler Robinson
The alleged Charlie Kirk assassin now in custody is identified as a 22-year-old Utah resident named Tyler Robinson, according to NBC News.
President Donald Trump indicated “someone very close” to the suspect turned him in.
On Thursday morning, Breitbart News reported that Utah Department of Public Safety (DPS) Commissioner Beau Mason spoke at a press conference and said the shooter “appears to be of college age.” Now a 22-year-old is in custody.
Breitbart News noted that a CNN report indicated the suspect was taken into custody after confessing to his father.
Charlie Kirk was shot and fatally wounded about 12:20 p.m. Wednesday while speaking to around 3,000 people at Utah Valley University.
FBI Provides Update on the Assassination of Charlie Kirk…
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Charlie Kirk Fatally Shot During Speaking Event at Utah Valley University
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was fatally shot during a speaking event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday in an apparent political assassination.
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10:01 p.m.: The local Catholic community in Scottsdale, Arizona, where Charlie Kirk’s family lives, gathered tonight for a Rosary prayer vigil for Charlie.
“Charlie was our friend. His family are our neighbors. He attended our Church. We loved him and America loves him too. It’s time now for us to pray and ask for Our Lady to usher his soul into heaven.”
They ended the vigil by singing “God Bless America” loud enough “so that Charlie can hear us.”
Tyler Robinson Had Spoke with Family About Charlie Kirk Before Assassination, Says Governor
Tyler Robinson, 22, has been taken into custody on accusations he murdered Charlie Kirk
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Tyler Robinson, 22, from Utah, was taken into custody Friday, Sept. 12, in connection with the shooting death of Charlie Kirk
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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said at a press conference Friday that Robinson had grown increasingly political in recent years, and that he described Kirk as being “full of hate”
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Inscriptions on bullet casings allegedly bore political messages, Cox said
New details are emerging about the suspect in the Charlie Kirk assassination.
Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old Utah man who is in custody in connection with the death of the right-wing activist, had become “more political in recent years,” Utah Governor Spencer Cox said at a press conference on Friday, Sept. 12.
Cox relayed the account of a family member, who said that during a family dinner prior to the shooting, Robinson had mentioned that Kirk was coming to Utah Valley University.
“They talked about why they didn’t like him and the viewpoints that he had,” the governor said, adding that the suspect said that “Kirk was full of hate and spreading hate.”
Kirk, 31, was shot during a Turning Point USA rally at the university in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday, Sept. 10.
Authorities believe the suspect fired from the roof of the student services building 200 yards away from the event while Kirk was speaking.
After an intense 33-hour manhunt, authorities took Robinson into custody in St. George, Utah, on Thursday night, FBI Director Kash Patel said.
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Cox said unfired casings found at the scene allegedly belonging to Robinson were engraved with anti-fascist messages. No inscriptions referenced transgender issues, contrary to an early, erroneous law-enforcement bulletin.
One said, “Hey fascist, catch,” Cox said, noting that it had an arrow symbol pointing up, one to the right and three pointing down.
Another unfired casing had an inscription that said, “If you read this you are gay lmao.”
Authorities found messages on the Discord app allegedly sent by Robinson about how he needed to “retrieve a rifle from a drop point,” Cox said.
After the shooting, authorities released photos of the suspect wearing a black shirt with a logo, dark-colored hat and sunglasses.
A family member of Robinson’s reached out to a family friend saying that Robinson had “confessed to them or implied” that he’d committed the shooting, Cox said at the press conference.
Robinson’s father recognized his son in pictures authorities had distributed of him after the shooting and urged him to turn himself in, official said.
Videos taken by rally attendees showed what appeared to be a figure in black lying on the roof before the shooting.
The FBI released surveillance footage showing a figure in black running across the roof, climbing down from the building and then dropping to the ground before walking quickly toward a wooded area off campus.
The FBI said it found a high-powered, bolt-action rifle believed to have been used in the shooting.
A forearm imprint, a footwear print and a palm imprint were found on the roof of the building.
Cox later added authorities don’t have any information that might lead to any additional arrests.
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