TYLER Robinson has been identified as the suspect behind the shocking assassination of right wing influencer Charlie Kirk.
The 22-year-old was named as a suspect in connection to the horror shooting earlier today.
Robinson’s mugshot has now been released[/caption]
Authorities had shared images of the suspect[/caption]
Tyler Robinson pictured posing with a large firearm[/caption]
He appears in a “Donald Trump” costume at Halloween[/caption]
His name was reported by multiple US media sources as Donald Trump sat down with Fox & Friends this morning.
During that interview, the President said cops have a “high degree of certainty” they got the “person they are looking for”.
Little is known about Robinson at this time, but it is understood he was a student at Utah State University.
Pictures from social media shed some light on the suspect, who was reported to dislike Charlie Kirk – including a Halloween costume showing him “riding” Donald Trump.
One video on Facebook shows him reading a letter that had been selected to receive a scholarship at the college.
What we know so far:
- Charlie Kirk was shot dead at Utah Valley University
- Trump revealed Charlie Kirk murder suspect was ARRESTED
- The FBI released pictures of a ‘person of interest’ wearing a black long-sleeved shirt and sunglasses
- Chilling CCTV shows sniper jump from roof and escape
- Kirk’s wife Erika is ‘devastated’, Trump says after emotional phone call
- Brave Erika is seen for the first time alongside JD Vance
- Trump posthumously awarded Kirk the Medal of Freedom
- Kirk was warned about safety just months before being killed
- Elon Musk blamed Democrats for the assassination
- Eyewitness reveal horror details of fatal shot moment
It has been confirmed at an FBI press conference he is 22 years old, meaning he will have been born in 2002 or 2003.
The conference also confirmed that he is from Utah.
After a lengthy manhunt to chase down a suspect linked to Charlie Kirk‘s shooting, Robinson was identified earlier today.
Some sources have reported that his father turned him in to the cops.
But the Utah governer suggested that it had been a family friend.
In his Fox interview, Trump said that “someone very close” to the suspect had turned him in.
Robinson’s father was involved with law enforcement, according to reports.
Sources have told the press that he confessed to his father, who then tipped off the authorities.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox speaks at a press conference[/caption]
Speaking at a press conference following Robinson’s apprehension, Utah governor Spencer Cox said a family member revealed the suspect “had become more political in recent years”.
Upon learning that Charlie Kirk was coming to town, they had “talked about why they didn’t like him”.
Investigators had interviewed one of his college roommates during their probe.
They said he had made a “joke” on the platform Discord.
Cox went on: “The content of these messages included messages affiliated with the contact Tyler stating a need to retrieve a rifle from a drop point, leaving the rifle in a bush, messages related to visually watching the area where a rifle was left, and a message referring to having left the rifle wrapped in a towel.”
Facebook accounts also claim to back up his father’s law enforcement background.
Pictures from his family’s social media accounts show Robinson posing with heavy weapons, including what looks like a bazooka.
Another photo shows him dressed up in a costume that makes it look like he is riding Donald Trump for Halloween.
It all comes after Kirk was shot dead at a student debate event on Wednesday afternoon.
He was hit in the neck by a bullet while debating with one of the university’s students.
Kirk was initially reported to be in critical condition by the media, but Donald Trump later announced that he had died.
His assassination has been met with widespread condemnation across the world.
He has been pictured posing with weapons in the past[/caption]
Unverified Facebook accounts also claim to back up his father’s law enforcement background[/caption]
A person of interest was seen running on the lawn at Utah Valley University[/caption]
