On September 10, 2025, Charlie Kirk, American political activist, author, founder of Turning Point USA, and media personality was assassinated at an event at Utah Valley University.
Suspect, 22 year old, Tyler Robinson is behind bars this morning following an extensive search and investigation.
According to NBC News, “Utah Governor Spencer Cox said at a press conference on Friday morning that investigators arrested and identified Robinson after analyzing surveillance footage, interviewing Robinson’s family members and reviewing online messages between Robinson and his roommate…Cox said that a family member of Robinson’s reached out to a family friend who contacted the Washington County Sheriff’s Office with information that Robinson had confessed to them or implied that he had committed the incident.”
The state of Utah is expected to seek the death penalty.