On September 10, 2025, American right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot in the neck while addressing an audience on the campus of Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem, Utah. The event was being broadcast live and the assassination was caught on videos from multiple angles which quickly spread online.
He was traveling with his own private security with additional protection provided by university police and local authorities.
According to some sources the shot was right in his carotid artery as evident by the profuse bleeding that began right after.
Meanwhile after nearly two days of searching, authorities announced today that they have arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting. Tyler Robinson, 22, is now in custody at Utah County Jail.
Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin Tyler Robinson made chilling remarks about the conservative commentator during a family dinner in the lead-up to his murder.
Robinson, 22, brought up Kirk's visit to Utah Valley University on September 10 and spoke of his dislike for the 31-year-old MAGA influencer, family members told investigators.
'They talked about why they didn't like him and the viewpoints that he had,' Utah governor Spencer Cox revealed in a press conference this morning.
The family members also told police Robinson had described Kirk as 'full of hate and spreading hate'.
Robinson's comments raised a red flag among his family - so much so that they told police about the conversation following his arrest for Kirk's murder.
It was Robinson's father who ultimately turned his son into law enforcement.
Robinson confessed to his father, Matt Robinson, who owns and operates a construction company.
Matt had recognized his son in photos shared by the FBI and confronted him about the shooting.
When Robinson confessed, his dad urged him to turn himself in.
The 22-year-old reportedly told his dad that he would rather kill himself than turn himself in, but was persuaded to speak with a local youth minister, who also works with the US Marshals Service.
Cox said Friday that a family member of Robinson's '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'.
Charlie Kirk's alleged assassin Tyler Robinson made chilling remarks about the conservative commentator during a family dinner in the lead-up to his murder.
Robinson, 22, brought up Kirk's visit to Utah Valley University on September 10 and spoke of his dislike for the 31-year-old MAGA influencer, family members told investigators.
'They talked about why they didn't like him and the viewpoints that he had,' Utah governor Spencer Cox revealed in a press conference this morning.
The family members also told police Robinson had described Kirk as 'full of hate and spreading hate'.
Robinson's comments raised a red flag among his family - so much so that they told police about the conversation following his arrest for Kirk's murder.
It was Robinson's father who ultimately turned his son into law enforcement.
Robinson confessed to his father, Matt Robinson, who owns and operates a construction company.
Matt had recognized his son in photos shared by the FBI and confronted him about the shooting.
When Robinson confessed, his dad urged him to turn himself in.
The 22-year-old reportedly told his dad that he would rather kill himself than turn himself in, but was persuaded to speak with a local youth minister, who also works with the US Marshals Service.
Cox said Friday that a family member of Robinson's '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'.
I've read that his funeral will be held on the 21st of this month, 11 days after his death.
Will they hold it with the coffin open and let us see something?
