Tyler Robinson grew up among some of the most spectacular natural scenery in the United States.

Washington, Utah, is a short drive from the stunning peaks and rock formations of Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon, and about three and a half hours from Orem, where Charlie Kirk was shot on Wednesday.

As a high school student, Robinson appears to have excelled. In 2021, he won a residential scholarship to study engineering at Utah State University, near Salt Lake City.

But it didn't last. The university confirmed Robinson dropped out of his pre-engineering course after just one semester.

He returned home to Washington, where he took up an electrical apprenticeship at Dixie Technical College, living with his family.

At the time of his arrest, the 22-year-old was in the third year of his

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