Tyler Robinson, 22, was charged with murdering Charlie Kirk after he turned himself in to police. Photo: AP PHOTO

The man accused of assassinating US conservative activist Charlie Kirk was afraid of being shot by police and agreed to surrender only if it was done peacefully, a sheriff involved in the arrest says.

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Tyler Robinson appeared quiet and sombre when he arrived with his parents to turn himself in last week at the Washington County Sheriff's office, said Sheriff Nate Brooksby.

It was a day after Kirk was shot and killed at Utah Valley University on September 10.

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