On Friday, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican, announced authorities have a suspect in custody for the murder of far-right activist Charlie Kirk. Cox identified 22-year-old Tyler Robinson as the alleged gunman who shot Kirk at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.

According to Cox, a family friend told investigators that Robinson had "become more political in recent years," and had recently expressed a dislike for Charlie Kirk. Beyond that, there are still a lot of questions still to be answered.

Still, in the long hours before his apprehension, speculation about the killer's identity and motivations filled the void. President Trump blamed the "radical left" in the immediate aftermath of the shooting. But, as NPR domestic extremism correspondent Odette Yousef and senior

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