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https://www.foxnews.com/us/who-tyler-robinson-what-we-know-about-charlie-kirk-suspected-assassin
By Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz Fox News
Published September 12, 2025 12:12pm EDT

WASHINGTON, Utah u Tyler Robinson, 22, has been identified as the
suspect in Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk's assassination on a
Utah college campus.

"We got him on the evening of Sept. 11," Utah Gov. Spencer Cox
announced in a Friday morning news briefing.

"A family member of Tyler Robinson 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."

Background and upbringing
Since-deleted Facebook posts, viewed by Fox News Digital, paint a
picture of RobinsonAs life in Washington County, Utah, filled with
family milestones, birthdays and school achievements.

Steven Dunham, director of communications for the Washington County
School District, confirmed to Fox News Digital that Robinson was a
student in the district from 2008 to May 2021, attending Pine View
Middle School and Pine View High School.

By 2021, Robinson was shown moving into Utah State University (USU),
with photos outside the Richard and Moonyeen Anderson Engineering
Building.

In a statement to Fox News from USU, the public university said: "Utah
State University confirms that Tyler Robinson, the suspect arrested in
the killing of Charlie Kirk, briefly attended Utah State University
for one semester in 2021."

"We can also confirm that he was a pre-engineering major and took
classes consistent with that major for his one semester," the school
added.

Investigation and arrest
At a news conference, Cox outlined the timeline leading to RobinsonAs
arrest.

The information was passed to the Utah County SheriffAs Office,
investigators at Utah Valley University (UVU) and the FBI.

Surveillance and identification
Investigators said surveillance video showed Robinson arriving at UVU
in a gray Dodge Challenger around 8:29 a.m. on Sept. 10, shortly
before the shooting. A family member later confirmed to authorities
that Robinson owned a vehicle matching that description.

"He is observed on video in a plain maroon T-shirt, light colored
shorts, a black hat with a white logo and light colored shoes," Cox
said.

Fox News Digital captured a gray Dodge Challenger parked in the
driveway of Robinson's family home in Washington, Utah.

Witness statements
Family members told investigators Robinson had "become more political
in recent years."

"The family member referenced a recent incident in which Robinson came
to dinner prior to Sept. 10," Cox said. "In that conversation,
Robinson mentioned Charlie Kirk was coming to UVU. They talked about
why they didn't like him and the viewpoints that he had."

Investigators also spoke with RobinsonAs roommate.

"Investigators interviewed that roommate who stated that his roommate, referring to Robinson, made a joke on Discord," Cox explained. "The
content of these messages includeda a need to retrieve a rifle from a
drop pointa messages related to visually watching the area where a
rifle was lefta engraving bulletsa and a message referring to having
left the rifle wrapped in a towel."

Weapon recovered
The investigation led to the recovery of a rifle north of UVUAs Campus
Drive Road, where authorities found a rifle wrapped in a "dark-colored
towel."

"The rifle was determined to be a Mauser Model 98 .30-06 caliber bolt
action rifle," Cox said. "The rifle had a scope mounted on top of it. Investigators noted inscriptions that had been engraved on casings
found with the rifle."

Governor: Robinson family adid the right thingA
Cox credited law enforcement and the public with swiftly closing in on Robinson.

"We are indebted to law enforcement across the state," he said. "WeAre
grateful for everyone who worked together in such a short amount of
time to find this person and to bring justice."

The Republican governor thanked Robinson's family members for doing
the "right thing."

"I want to thank the public who has been so engaged reviewing videos,
helping us with sending in tips and helping us get to this point," Cox
said. "I want to thank the family members of Tyler Robinson who did
the right thing in this case and were able to bring him in to law
enforcement as well."

Cox also offered condolences to KirkAs loved ones, saying: "I
especially want to thank the family of Charlie Kirk u Erika, Charlie's
parents, his two young children.

"This is a very sad day for our country, a terrible day for the state
of Utah," Cox said. "But IAm grateful that at this moment, we have an opportunity to bring closure to this very dark chapter in our nation's history."

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