Charlie Kirk’s assassination continues to reverberate across the United States as investigators work to be taught extra about the conservative activist’s killing and the 22-year-old Utah man alleged to have carried it out.
The suspect, Tyler Robinson, is slated to look in state courtroom in the present day. He is being held with out bail on the Utah County Jail on expenses together with aggravated homicide, felony discharge of a firearm and obstruction of justice, based on officers.
The Utah County Sheriff’s Office instructed NCS on Sunday that Robinson is being held in a particular housing unit and can stay on particular watch pending a psychological well being analysis, a course of which will take a number of days.
Robinson just isn’t cooperating with authorities, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has mentioned.
Here’s what we know about Robinson, up to now:
Alleged confession: Robinson apparently confessed to killing the right-wing activist in a small chat group on the net platform Discord, the Washington Post reported.
Utah native: Over the weekend, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox shared extra data that investigators had uncovered about Robinson, a third-year pupil in {an electrical} apprenticeship program who grew up within the small suburban neighborhood of Washington, Utah.
Relationship with roommate: Cox instructed NCS that authorities are additionally investigating whether or not Robinson’s romantic relationship with his roommate, who was transitioning from male to feminine, may very well be linked to the motivation for the shooting.
Possible word from suspect: FBI Director Kash Patel mentioned yesterday that the suspect left a word saying he had the “opportunity to take out” Kirk and “I’m going to take it.” He mentioned the writing had since been “destroyed” however was recovered by investigators.
DNA proof: The FBI director mentioned DNA recovered from a screwdriver and towel that have been each discovered with the gun utilized in Kirk’s killing have been matched for the suspect within the assassination.
What we learn about Tyler Robinson
Family photographs and public data supply perception into the background of the Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson. NCS’s Kyung Lah stories.