Tyler Robinson 'hated' Charlie Kirk
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Public records and police statements indicate that Tyler Robinson, the man authorities accused of killing the conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University this week, resided in the area. On Saturday, authorities released an affidavit charging him with aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, and obstruction of justice.
The suspected killer, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, who lives in St. George, was apprehended at 10 p.m. Thursday night at his parent’s home in Washington, Utah, after a statewide manhunt and cooperation from friends and family who alerted authorities.
Community members in Washington City are planning a vigil in honor of Charlie Kirk after one of their neighbors was arrested as the suspect in his assassination
Footage captured several marked and unmarked law enforcement cars parked inside a police-taped-off area outside the townhouse.
Investigators interviewed Tyler Robinson’s roommate who showed them several Discord messages that allegedly referenced details of the shooting, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said. The messages mentioned retrieving a rifle at a drop point,
The Utah man being held in the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk used the social media platform Discord to send messages about the rifle and engraved bullets, authorities said at a news conference this morning.