PHOENIX — The suspect accused of assassinating prominent conservative political activist and Valley resident Charlie Kirk has been taken into custody in Utah, officials announced Friday morning.
“Ladies and gentlemen, we got him,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said at a press conference before announcing that Tyler Robinson, 22, had been arrested in connection with the deadly shooting that happened at Utah Valley University in Orem on Wednesday. President Donald Trump had previously announced that an alleged shooter had been taken into custody on Fox News.
Robinson was booked into jail on charges of capital murder, along with weapons and obstruction offenses, according to the Associated Press.
Who is Tyler Robinson?
Officials have not released many personal details about Robinson, other than h