Authorities identified the suspect as Tyler Robinson in a press conference on Friday morning.
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A 22-year-old man from Utah was taken into police custody Friday in connection with the killing of Charlie Kirk. Article content
Authorities identified the suspect as Tyler Robinson in a press conference on Friday morning. Article content Article content
“We got him,” Utah Governor Spencer Cox said.
He said Robinson was caught after one of his family members reached out to a family friend who then contacted authorities. A family member told officials that Robinson had become more political and had said he “didn’t like (Kirk) and the viewpoints he had.”
Cox said that a bolt action rifle with a scope mount was found wrapped in a dark towel and there were inscriptions on