Tyler Robinson, the suspected shooter in the Charlie Kirk case, has been taken into custody after confessing to his father.
Charlie Kirk shooting suspect South of Salt Lake City, in Washington County, Tyler Robinson was taken into custody. Kirk was shot in Orem, which is close to the state’s center. The locations of these villages are shown below.
At 22:00 last night, investigators arrested Robinson after publishing footage of the suspect, launching an aircraft, and receiving hundreds of leads. The lead-up to Robinson’s arrest, which the FBI director referred to as a “historic process,” was examined in a previous post.
Officials concluded that the shooter had fired from a university roof before climbing down and fleeing before Robinson was taken into custody. Authorities found a firearm in a nearby wooded area. 33 hours after Charlie Kirk was shot in front of thousands of people on the campus in Orem, Utah, we now have additional information on the events that led to Tyler Robinson’s arrest.Two law enforcement sources tell the BBC’s US partner CBS that Robinson’s father recognized the suspect as his son based on the FBI-released photos.According to the sources, after Robinson confessed, his father persuaded him to bring himself in. After the father called a family friend, the friend forwarded the information to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
According to the sources, US Marshals subsequently detained Robinson and notified the FBI.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox declared, “We got him,” after announcing the capture of the man responsible for Charlie Kirk’s death.
Here’s all you need to know following a rush of official updates:
The suspect Officials verified that Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old from south-west Utah, was not enrolled at Utah Valley University (UVU). Following the press announcement, Utah State University acknowledged that Robinson had completed a brief 2021 study there.
According to Cox, a family member had mentioned how Robinson had grown “more political” in recent years and had previously expressed his distaste for Kirk to a relative.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox declared, “We got him,” after announcing the capture of the man responsible for Charlie Kirk’s death.
Here’s all you need to know following a rush of official updates:
The suspect Officials verified that Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old from south-west Utah, was not enrolled at Utah Valley University (UVU). Following the press announcement, Utah State University acknowledged that Robinson had completed a brief 2021 study there.
According to Cox, a family member had mentioned how Robinson had grown “more political” in recent years and had previously expressed his distaste for Kirk to a relative.
How was Robinson caught?
According to the authorities, one of Robinson’s relatives told a family acquaintance that he had impliedly confessed to killing Kirk. The friend subsequently informed a sheriff of this information.
At UVU, investigators looked at video showing Robinson pulling up in a Dodge Challenger on Wednesday at around 08:29 local time (15:29 BST). Here is a complete sequence of events leading up to Charlie Kirk’s shooting, which occurred four hours later at 12:23.
Robinson’s roommate provided investigators with communications exchanged between him and a Discord user named “Tyler” during their interrogation. “Tyler”‘s messages discussed the necessity of retrieving a firearm from a drop location.
On September 12, Robinson was located and taken into custody in Washington, Utah. He was dressed similarly to what the suspect in the video was wearing.
