Utah (story courtesy of Fox News) – Charlie Kirk assassination suspect Tyler Robinson named, mugshots released
Utah Gov. Cox says ‘we got him’
Tyler Robinson, the suspect arrested in Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Friday that authorities have captured the suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
“We got him,” Cox said. “On the evening of September 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 the incident.”
“Investigators interviewed a family member of Robinson who stated that Robinson had become more political in recent years,” Cox continued. “The family member referenced a recent incident in which Robinson came to dinner prior to September 10, and in that conversation with another family member, Robinson mentioned Charlie Kirk was coming to UVU. They talked about why they didn’t like him and the viewpoints that he had.” Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at Utah Valley University.
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President Donald Trump announced Friday on “FOX & Friends” that an arrest was made in the manhunt for Charlie Kirk’s assassin. “I think, with a high degree of certainty, we have him in custody” Trump said.
WHAT TO KNOW
- Charlie Kirk, a conservative media personality, was shot at Utah Valley University while speaking at an event on campus on Wednesday. Kirk died at a local hospital, Utah officials said.
- Police have arrested a suspect in Kirk’s assassination, identified by sources as Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old Utah resident.
- Officials have recovered a “high-powered” bolt action rifle in the wake of the shooting.
- Kirk founded Turning Point USA, a nonprofit organization that advocated for conservative politics, and hosted one of the top-rated podcasts and nationally syndicated Salem radio program, “The Charlie Kirk Show.”
- Multiple photos were released of a person of interest seen wearing jeans, a long-sleeved shirt with an American flag graphic, a hat and black sunglasses.
Tyler Robinson identified by sources as suspect arrested in Charlie Kirk assassination
Images that were released by investigators of a person of interest in the Charlie Kirk assassination.
Police have arrested a suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus earlier this week – identified by sources as Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old Utah resident.
Kirk, a 31-year-old father of two, was sitting under a tent around 12:20 p.m. Wednesday, debating with students on hot-button current affairs issues, when a single shot rang out. Video from the scene shows him struck in the neck before he slumped out of his chair.
He had been invited to speak at Utah Valley University by the campus chapter of Turning Point USA, a national conservative student group he founded.
“I think with a high-degree of certainty, we have him,” President Donald Trump revealed on “FOX & Friends” Friday morning. He added that, “essentially, someone who knew him turned him in.”
Fox News’ David Spunt contributed to this report.
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‘We have made historic progress for Charlie,’ FBI director says
FBI Director Kash Patel said Friday following the arrest of the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s assassination that, “In 33 hours, we have made historic progress for Charlie.”
“I want to express my deep gratitude to President Trump, the vice president, and the entire White House who have been so incredibly supportive with both resources and just personally to the FBI as a team,” Patel added. “They had our backs the entire way. And I just want to express my gratitude for giving us the resources we need to operate in this space to bring this sort of justice at this sort of speed.”
“A case like this cannot be solved, cannot be brought without partnering with your state and local authorities,” Patel also said.
Patel noted that more than 11,000 leads were called in to the FBI, as of Friday morning.
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State, federal officials to provide update after Trump announces arrest
Charlie Kirk appears at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025 in Orem, Utah. Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was speaking at his “American Comeback Tour” when he was shot in the neck and killed. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, FBI Director Kash Patel and other state and federal officials will soon hold a news conference after President Donald Trump announced an arrest in the manhunt for Charlie Kirk’s assassin.
Kirk was fatally shot on Wednesday while speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem.
Earlier on “FOX & Friends,” Trump said that he thinks with “a high degree of certainty” that authorities have a suspect in custody.
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‘I want to be remembered for courage, for my faith,’ Kirk said months before assassination
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk prays as he attends Freedom Night In America at Dream City Church on October 5, 2022 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Joshua Lott/The Washington Post/Getty Images)
A resurfaced interview clip has become a poignant reminder of Charlie Kirk’s words and the legacy he leaves behind.
During a June 29 appearance on “The Iced Coffee Hour,” Kirk was asked by host Jack Selby how he wants to be remembered if “everything completely goes away.”
“I want to be remembered for courage, for my faith,” Kirk said in the widely circulated clip. “That would be the most important thing; most important thing is my faith,” he added.
Kirk, who was fatally shot while speaking at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, was unapologetic defender of conservative values and the Christian faith.
This is an excerpt from a story by Fox New Digital’s Bonny Chu.
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Trump says Charlie Kirk is ‘bigger now because of what happened’
A photo of Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA who was shot and killed, sits at a vigil in his memory, on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (AP/Lindsey Wasson)
President Donald Trump said on “FOX & Friends” Friday that conservative activist Charlie Kirk “in many ways, he’s bigger now because of what happened.”
“You know, we have so many bad people, so many bad philosophies, ideologies, politics. His was basically just good,” Trump said.
“He talked about family, talked about getting married, go get married. You know, sounds old fashioned when you think about it. But he’s right. He was just, he was just on. And it’s a shame that that voice has been stopped,” Trump added.
The president also said he “didn’t watch” videos circulating on social media of Kirk’s shooting.
“I didn’t want to remember Charlie that way,” Trump said.
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Trump on Charlie Kirk’s assassin: ‘I hope he gets the death penalty’
President Donald Trump said Friday on “Fox & Friends” that he hopes Charlie Kirk’s assassin gets the death penalty.
“I hope he’s going to be found guilty, I would imagine. And I hope he gets the death penalty,” Trump said. “What he did, Charlie Kirk was the finest person, he didn’t deserve this. He worked so hard and so well. Everybody liked him.”
Trump made the remarks after announcing an arrest was made in the manhunt for Kirk’s assassin.
The president said, “essentially somebody that was very close” to the suspect turned him in.
“Somebody that was very close to him said, ‘hmm, that’s him.’ And essentially went to the father, went to a U.S. marshal who was fantastic, by the way, and the person was involved with law enforcement, but was a person of faith, a minister, and brought him to a U.S. Marshal who was fantastic and the father convinced the son, this is it,” Trump said.
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Arrest made in manhunt for Charlie Kirk’s assassin, Trump says
Charlie Kirk speaks at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025 in Orem, Utah, prior to the assassination. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)
FIRST ON FOX: Police have arrested a suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus earlier this week, according to President Donald Trump.
“I think, with a high degree of certainty, we have him in custody,” Trump announced Friday on “Fox & Friends.”
“Everyone did a great job. We worked with the local police, the governor, everybody did a great job,” Trump added.
Kirk, a 31-year-old father of two, was sitting under a tent around 12:20 p.m. Wednesday, debating with students on hot-button current affairs issues, when a single shot rang out.
Video from the scene shows him struck in the neck before he slumped out of his chair. He had been invited to speak at Utah Valley University by the campus chapter of Turning Point USA, a national conservative student group he founded.
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What we know about the gun used to kill Charlie Kirk
An FBI agent looks near Utah Valley University where evidence was collected as authorities investigate the shooting of political activist Charlie Kirk on September 11, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)
The gun recovered by authorities in the assassination of Charlie Kirk was a bolt-action rifle — a common hunting weapon valued for its reliability but limited to a single shot before reloading.
Unlike a semiautomatic, the shooter must manually operate the bolt handle to cycle the weapon: lifting and pulling it back moves the spent cartridge, while pushing it forward chambers a new round from the magazine. Lowering the bolt locks the round and seals the chamber, making the rifle ready to fire again — a simple, durable design that has kept it popular among hunters and target shooters.
“This process limits the rate of fire, you can only take one shot at a time,” explained retired Marine Lt. Col. Hal Kempfer in an interview with Fox News Digital.
Kempfer noted that with a bolt-action rifle, the spent cartridge often remains in the chamber rather than being ejected, meaning shooters don’t leave behind shell casings or “brass” that investigators can use for forensics.
“That’s just one of those things where you, if you’ve thought it through, you know that you can’t leave any forensic evidence for investigators to work with,” he said.
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