Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) recognized the suspect within the taking pictures of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old resident of Utah.
“Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, we got him,” Cox mentioned throughout a Friday morning press convention.
Robinson was booked into the Utah County Jail. Prices haven’t but been filed.
Legislation enforcement officers mentioned they consider Robinson acted alone, however Cox emphasised that the investigation is “ongoing.”
“We don’t right now have any info that may result in any extra arrests,” the Utah governor mentioned when requested if he anticipated extra arrests.
Dwell updates: Utah governor confirms seize of Kirk taking pictures suspect
This is what we all know to this point about Robinson.
Who’s Tyler Robinson?
The 22-year-old shouldn’t be a scholar at Utah Valley College, the place the taking pictures occurred Wednesday, Cox mentioned.
He’s registered as an unaffiliated voter in Utah, with an handle in Washington, Utah.
Cox mentioned a member of the family of Robinson informed authorities that Robinson “had become more political in recent years.”
The member of the family mentioned Robinson had just lately relayed at a dinner that Kirk, the founding father of Turning Level USA, was coming to talk at Utah Valley College.
“They talked about why they didn’t like him and the viewpoints that he had. The family member also stated Kirk was full of hate and spreading hate,” Cox informed reporters.
How was Robinson captured?
The governor mentioned a member of the family of Robinson reached out to a household pal Thursday night time, who then obtained in contact with the Washington County Sheriff’s Workplace, saying that Robinson had “confessed to them or implied that he had committed the incident.”
A supply conversant in the matter informed The Hill’s sister community NewsNation that the suspect within the taking pictures confessed to his father that he was the shooter; the daddy then informed officers and secured his son till he was picked up by regulation enforcement.
Kirk’s suspected murderer was taken into custody in southern Utah close to Washington, a supply briefed on the matter informed NewsNation’s Brian Entin. The suspect was on the FBI’s radar on Thursday and was recognized by means of facial recognition investigative strategies, the supply added.
How did the suspect seem on campus?
Cox mentioned investigators reviewed video footage from Utah Valley College, the place Kirk was gunned down, displaying that Robinson arrived on campus in a grey Dodge Challenger round 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.
He wore a plain maroon T-shirt, light-colored shorts, a black hat with a white emblem and light-colored footwear, in response to Cox, including that when encountered by investigators in Washington County on Friday morning, Robinson wore an identical outfit.
“When he’s first spotted on campus, he has different clothing on, and then he changes clothing on the roof, and then changed back into that clothing at some point, so that when he was when he was apprehended, when he was arrested, the clothing matched the clothing he had on before the shooting,” the Utah governor mentioned.
What do investigators know concerning the weapon?
As a part of the investigation, regulation enforcement officers talked to Robinson’s roommate, who introduced them with Discord messages from the Robinson, Cox mentioned. One of many messages mentioned Robinson wanted to get a rifle from a drop level and one other talked about leaving the weapon in a bush.
The messages additionally talked about Robinson watching the realm the place the rifle was left and having wrapped the weapon in a towel.
Investigators decided the rifle was a Mauser 98 .30-06 caliber with a scope mounted on high of it, Cox mentioned.
What do investigators know concerning the bullet casings?
The Utah governor confirmed that some bullet casings had inscriptions. One of many fired casings mentioned “notices, bulges, OWO, what’s this?”
Three unfired casings discovered by investigators had inscriptions. The primary one mentioned, “Hey fascist!” One other unfired casing had the lyrics of the Italian people track “Bella Ciao.”
A 3rd unfired casing learn “if you read this, you are gay, lmao.”
What preliminary proof did investigators have?
Throughout the manhunt Thursday, regulation enforcement launched a video of an individual of curiosity, displaying him operating throughout the roof of the varsity’s campus, coming down the aspect of the constructing, making his means by means of the car parking zone and heading towards a busy road.
The suspect left “some palm impressions,” Utah Division of Public Security Commissioner Beau Mason mentioned Thursday night time.
“There’s some smudges in some places we’re looking to collect DNA. There’s a shoe imprint where we believe the suspect is clearly identified as wearing Converse tennis shoes,” Mason acknowledged.
Additionally on Thursday, officers revealed extra nonetheless photographs of the suspect, who wore a black long-sleeve shirt with an eagle and an American flag, blue denims, a baseball cap and black sun shades.
As a part of the probe, investigators analyzed imprints of a forearm, a palm and a shoe.
