The suspect in the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk wasn’t someone from “the radical left,” an “illegal immigrant” or person of color, but is 22-year-old Tyler Robinson — a white Salt Lake City man whose father, according to reports, is a law enforcement officer who helped convince his son to surrender.
A day after Kirk was killed, federal investigators and Utah officials released images and videos of the person believed responsible.
The suspect appeared wearing a hat, sunglasses, a long-sleeved black shirt, and a backpack.
Investigators also recovered a Mauser .30-caliber bolt-action rifle wrapped in a towel in nearby woods.
A spent cartridge was still in the chamber, with three more rounds loaded in the magazine. The weapon and ammunition are now undergoing forensic