We have an important update about the Charlie Kirk shooting. Law enforcement officers have officially captured Tyler Robinson, a 22 year old white man, from Utah. This will likely be my last update concerning the Kirk shooting given the fact that the legal case will now take hold, but I wanted to make sure you had all the updates nonetheless especially as major conspiracies float around the internet.
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Here’s what you need to know right now:
The Charlie Kirk shooting suspect is Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old man from Washington, Utah, according to a law enforcement official. This is his mughshot:
The suspect’s father recognized him from publicly released photos, urged him to surrender, and involved a youth pastor, who then contacted U.S. Marshals to take the suspect into custody.
According to MeidasTouch reporting, the alleged shooter of Charlie Kirk dressed up in a Trump costume for Halloween in 2017.
The suspect, Tyler Robinson of Washington, Utah, is an unaffiliated voter with two relatives registered as Republicans.
Casings at the Charlie Kirk murder scene had messages including “Hey Fascist! Catch!”, arrow symbols (↑, →, ↓↓↓), and “If you read this you are Gay, LMAO.” There is no evidence of “antifascist or trans ideology” as previously reported by the Wall Street Journal.
Kash Patel harshly criticized agents on the Kirk case in a profanity-filled video call, a day after wrongly tweeting the shooter was caught without informing his staff, fueling doubts about his leadership.
Authorities say Charlie Kirk murder suspect Tyler Robinson asked his roommate via message to retrieve the rifle.
Investigators were told by a family member that Tyler Robinson had become “more political” and, before Sept. 10, mentioned Charlie Kirk’s upcoming visit to UVU, saying Kirk was “full of hate and spreading hate.”
FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed Tyler Robinson was taken into custody at 10 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, noting the quick release of photos and video was part of a commitment to transparency.
In an interview with Ainsley Earhardt, Trump responded to a question about political extremism by claiming that while there are radicals on the right, their radicalism often stems from a desire to prevent crime. He contrasted this with the left, asserting that the “radicals on the left are the problem,” framing left-wing extremism as the true danger to the country.
According to MeidasTouch, the suspected shooter’s mother reportedly described Tyler Robinson’s brother as “a leather working, gun toting, cowboy loving, brilliant kid!” *UPDATE: One error in the original story. The mother called Tyler's brother, not Tyler, the gun toting good kid. The story has been updated. *
