Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old man from Utah, was named as the Charlie Kirk assassin by the New York Post and NBC News, citing law enforcement sources.
The Post reported the suspect’s name, writing that “law enforcement sources” told The Post “it is a 22-year-old Utah local, Tyler Robinson.” NBC News also has identified the suspect as Robinson, citing five anonymous law enforcement sources.
Robinson was identified after family members recognized him from the suspect photos released by law enforcement, according to NBC News.
A law enforcement official told The New York Times that the suspect “was taken into custody in St. George, Utah, near Zion National Park, about 250 miles southwest of the campus where Kirk was killed.”
Authorities Have Not Yet Named Tyler Robinson as the Suspect Despite the Reports, But President Trump Confirmed the Assassin Is In Custody
Authorities have not yet confirmed the name, but President Trump said on Fox & Friends that authorities believe they have the gunman in custody after his father and a minister turned him in. Trump said the minister has ties to law enforcement and reached out to a U.S. marshal he knew.
“I think, with a high degree of certainty, we have him,” Trump told “Fox & Friends.”
“Essentially somebody very close to him turned him in,” Trump added. “Someone that’s very close to him said, ‘That’s him,’ and went to the father. Went to a U.S. marshal…The father convinced the son, this is it.”
@cnn A person is in custody and being questioned in connection to the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, according to four sources familiar with the matter. In an interview on Fox News, President Trump said, “I think with a high degree of certainty, we have him.” #cnn #news #charliekirk ♬ original sound – CNN
Authorities previously released photos of the Kirk assassin.
Trump did not provide a name, but authorities were holding a news conference this morning.
The claim that Tyler Robinson shot Kirk comes after a manhunt for the gunman, who was seen in videos climbing down from a roof and limping through a neighborhood. A rifle was discovered abandoned in the woods.
The gunman shot Kirk from the rooftop.
Kirk was a charismatic intellectual leader of modern conservatism who was shot while engaging in free speech and intellectual debate on a university campus in Utah. The bullet ricocheted into his neck, creating a horrific scene that was captured on multiple citizen videos.
“I hope he’s going to be found guilty, and I hope he gets the death penalty. What he did — Charlie Kirk was the finest person and he didn’t deserve this,” Trump said on the television broadcast.
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