The man taken into custody in connection with the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Wednesday has been identified as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson from Utah.

“We got him,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Friday morning while briefing reporters. Cox explained that the arrest came after a relative of Robinson contacted a family friend, who then alerted authorities that Robinson had either confessed or strongly suggested he was responsible. The relative also noted that Robinson had become more political and had recently mentioned during a family dinner that Kirk was scheduled to speak at Utah Valley University.

According to Cox, Robinson is believed to have acted on his own.

Authorities reported uncovering significant evidence linking Robinson to the crime, including online a

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