Suspect in Charlie Kirk Shooting Arrested After Extensive Manhunt

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Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old Utah native, has been confirmed to be the culprit of the tragic Charlie Kirk shooting several days ago.

Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative politician who helped fuel President Donald Trump's campaign, was shot on Wednesday at a rally on the Utah Valley University campus near Salt Lake City. Surveillance footage showed the gunman firing from the roof of a nearby building, hitting Kirk in the neck, before the shooter fled the scene and disappeared into a forest.

After the manhunt begun, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released several videos revealing certain characteristics belonging to the shooter. They also collected prints from his hands and feet, hoping to analyze them in a lab.

However, it proved unnecessary, as the father of the culprit recognized the video showing his own son. He went on to ask his son if he had committed such a crime, and his son confessed to killing Kirk at the rally on Wednesday. While the suspect, who has now been identified as Tyler Robinson, was reluctant to admit his crime to authorities, a family friend told the Washington County Sheriff's Office about his identity as the shooter. This information was then conveyed to local police forces, who arrested Robinson.

Police also double-checked with the official surveillance footage, which confirmed that Robinson possessed similar clothing and the same car as the gunman. Furthermore, several posts he made on Discord solidified their evidence, as Robinson explicitly mentioned attempting to pick up and hide a rifle in his messages. Robinson is now in custody without bail and awaits trial, where the prosecution will be looking to impose the death penalty.

However, his motive is still unclear, as his close friends and family have stated that he did not lean towards either party and was a non-voter. He has also refused to speak to authorities and answer any questions, but several anti-conservative, mocking engravings were found on the bullet casings within his rifle, revealing that he may have been politically against far-right ideologies like those of Charlie Kirk.

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