Tyler Robinson , the 22-year-old accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah, was afraid of being shot by police and ultimately agreed to a peaceful surrender with the help of his family, a sheriff in Utah said.

Robinson was "truly fearful of being shot by law enforcement," as well as fearful of a SWAT team hit on his house, Washington County Sheriff Nate Brooksby said Wednesday during a brief news conference. Brooksby also recounted how a friend and former deputy called him on Thursday, the day after Robinson allegedly shot and killed Kirk at Utah Valley University in Utah County, to tell him who Kirk's alleged shooter was.

Brooksby described the phone call he had with his friend, the events that led to Robinson's arrest , and how his department,

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