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Suspect In Charlie Kirk Shooting In Custody Named As Tyler Robinson

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suspect in charlie kirk shooting in custody named as tyler robinson

• In custody: The suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk has been identified as Tyler Robinson and is being held without bail in a Utah jail on several charges, according to officials. • Widow’s vow: Two days after conservative activist’s stunning assassination, his wife vowed tonight to continue his movement, including the fall campus tour. “It will be greater than ever,” Erika Kirk said in her first public remarks. • The investigation: Authorities have pointed to what they described as anti-fascist messages engraved on bullet casings in a rifle found near the scene as potential evidence of a political motive. Read more about the engravings. Our live coverage of the arrest of a suspect in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk has wrapped for the day.

Please scroll below to learn about all of today’s developments. As the internet is awash with assertions on why the suspect allegedly killed Charlie Kirk, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says he doesn’t think “most people actually mean” calls for war. Prosecutors have filed a notice to seek the death penalty for Robinson. Tyler Robinson, who is accused of assassinating conservative influencer Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, has been formally charged with a slew of offenses, including aggravated murder, with prosecutors announcing the intent to seek the death penalty.

Robinson, 22, has also been charged with felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, obstruction of justice, two counts of witness tampering and commission of a violent offense in the presence of... Gray, who described Kirk's death as "an American tragedy," said he does not "take this decision lightly" in regard to seeking the death penalty for Robinson. The suspected shooter will continue to be held without bail. Robinson made his first appearance in court virtually on Tuesday, where a judge read off the suspect’s charges. He will remain in custody. Authorities have identified 22-year-old Tyler Robinson as the suspect in Wednesday's fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, 31, and say he is in custody, ending a nationwide manhunt following the assassination.

Robinson had "become more political in recent years," Utah Governor Spencer Cox said during a Friday press conference. A family member told officials that Robinson came to dinner in September and "mentioned Charlie Kirk was coming to [Utah Valley University]." "This is certainly about the tragic death and assassination, political assassination of Charlie Kirk. But it is also much bigger than an attack on an individual. It is an attack on all of us. It is an attack on the American experiment.

It is an attack on our ideals," Cox said to the public. The governor confirmed that Robinson "was not a student here at UVU" and was "living and has been living for some time with his family in Washington County." Since midday Wednesday, authorities had been searching for the shooter, who jumped from a roof and fled after firing at Kirk, according to the FBI. Prior to Robinson's arrest, two people were briefly detained and then released on Wednesday. WASHINGTON CITY, Utah — Authorities said they had Tyler Robinson, 22, from Utah, in custody this morning, Sept. 12, and have accused him of killing conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.

Kirk died after he was shot in the neck during a public appearance at Utah Valley University in Orem Utah on Sept. 10. Washington City Police were keeping media and neighbors across the street from the alleged shooter's family home on the morning of Sept. 12, as the occasional car drove down the otherwise quiet street. Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old man who attended school in the south Utah city of St. George, was named as the suspected shooter.

Robinson has no criminal history according to state records. Washington City, where Robinson's family lives, borders the larger city. Robinson is a registered voter in Utah, but does not have a party affiliation. Social media photos from Robinson’s mother, Amber, depict a tight-knit family where Tyler was the oldest of three sons. Tyler Robinson "had become more political in recent years", according to Utah's governor, having been "deeply indoctrinated with leftist ideology". The suspect in the shooting of Charlie Kirk is in police custody after a two-day manhunt.

The right-wing influencer, 31, was fatally shot on Wednesday afternoon while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University's campus in Orem. The suspect has been named as Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old man from Washington in Utah. He is due to appear in court to face charges on Tuesday. Utah's Republican governor Spencer Cox said a member of Robinson's family reached out to a friend, who then contacted the Washington County Sheriff's Office with information that he "had confessed to them or implied... The suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk, the influential co-founder of the right-wing youth activist group Turning Point USA, has been named as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson. According to an "Affidavit of Probable Cause," filed by the Utah State Court and reviewed by TIME, Robinson was arrested in Washington County on Sept.

12 at 4 a.m., local time, for three offenses: "Aggravated murder, Felony discharge of firearm causing serious bodily injury, and Obstruction of justice." He’s currently being held without bail at Utah County Jail. "We got him," said Utah's Gov. Spencer Cox, flanked by FBI Director Kash Patel and other federal officials, during a press conference on Friday morning. “On the evening of Sept. 11, a family member of Tyler Robinson reached out to a family friend, who contacted the Washington County Sheriff's Office with information that Robinson had confessed to them, or implied, that he had committed...

10. Reporting by Jana Winter and Sarah N. Lynch; editing by Scott Malone Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab Updated on: September 12, 2025 / 7:43 PM EDT / CBS News A suspect has been arrested in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah, officials said Friday morning.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said the suspect had been identified as Tyler Robinson, 22. An inmate booking sheet from the Utah County Sheriff obtained by CBS News shows that Robinson is being held on charges of aggravated murder, obstruction of justice and felony discharge of a firearm. Formal charges are expected to be filed on Tuesday, the Utah County Attorney's Office said. Robinson resides in southern Utah and confessed to his father, Cox said. Two federal law enforcement sources told CBS News that Robinson's father saw the photos released by authorities and confronted his son.

Robinson admitted to being the person in the photos and his father encouraged him to turn himself in, the sources said. Robinson responded to his father, saying he would rather die by suicide than turn himself in, prompting his father to call a youth pastor close to the family, the sources said. The pastor and Robinson's father tried to calm him, according to the sources. Tyler Robinson, the man suspected of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a campus event at a Utah university, had eluded authorities for more than a day. However, after his father recognized him from photographs distributed by authorities, officials say, a series of events ultimately led to the 22-year-old Robinson being taken into custody. MORE: A visual timeline of how the Charlie Kirk shooting unfolded

While there are many unanswered questions about the killing, which officials have called a "political assassination," information from officials and those who know Robinson have begun to assemble a portrait of the alleged gunman. Here's what we know about Robinson, how the shooting was carried out and how he was apprehended. The suspect in the murder of Charlie Kirk is in custody. State and federal officials made the announcement at a press conference Friday morning. President Donald Trump confirmed the news in an interview on "Fox and Friends" before the press conference began. Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk speaks during a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee, former U.S.

President Donald Trump at Desert Diamond Arena on August 23, 2024 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images) At a press conference Friday morning, authorities identified the suspect as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson from Utah. They said he acted alone. Booking photos of Tyler Robinson (Fox News)

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