As Tyler Robinson, who is suspected to have shot and killed influential conservative activist Charlie Kirk, remains in custody, more and more details have emerged about the 22-year-old, hailing from Utah.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox told reporters that a family member who was interviewed by investigators revealed that in the recent years, Robinson had become more political.
“Investigators interviewed a family member of Robinson who stated that Robinson had become more political in recent years,” Cox said.
Tyler Robinson, 22-year-old from Utah kiIIed Charlie Kirk because he believed Charlie was a fascist.
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During a family dinner, Tyler Robinson mentioned that Charlie Kirk was coming to Utah Valley University.
They talked about why they didn’t like Kirk and the viewpoints that he held.
According to Robinson, “Kirk was full of hate and spreading hate,” the family member revealed.
According to Cox, it was a family member who helped the investigators to bring him in.
Robinson 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, Cox said