FBI Director Kash Patel on Friday Announced that 22-YLD Tyler Robinson has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Patel said the suspect was taken into custody at 10 PM Local Time on Thursday in Utah, just 33 hours after the killing, calling the Progress “Historic.,“In less than 36 hours – 33 to be precise – thanks to the full weight of the federal government and leading out with the partners here in the state of utah and go. Cox, the suspect was apprehend in its own course,” Patel Told Reporters. He added that forensic evidence has alredy been evaluated and more than 11,000 leaders have been checked.The Arrest Comes after Kirk was shot on Wednsday While Speaking at Utah Valley University in OREM. Officials described it as a targeted attack. Kirk Later Died In Hospital. A mauser .30-caaliber, bolt-action rifle was recovered wrapped in a towel in nearby woods, with one spent Cartridge in the chamber and three rounds loaded in the magazine.
Timeline of the Investigation
Wednsday, September 10:
- 12:23 PM MT – Kirk is in the middle of responding to a question during the first stop of his “American comeback tour” when he is shot in front of Hindreds of Hndreds of Holdeds of Hundreds of Holdeds of Hundreds of Hundreds of Hundreds of Hundreds of Hunds of Hunds of Holds of Hungie to be.
- 12:39 PM – The first fbi agents Arrive Along with Local Chiefs of Police, FBI Director Kash Patel Later Says. Planes are immediatively mobilized “to transport forensic evidence” and send more bureau assets to the scene.
- 2:40 PM – President Donald Trump Announs on his Truth Social Platform that Kirk has died. “No one undersrstood or had the heart of the Youth in the united States of America Better Than Charlie,” said Trump.
- 4:21 PM – FBI Director Kash Patel Says on X That “The Subject for the Horific Shooting Today that Took The Life of Charlie Kirk is Now in Custody.” The statement is contradicted by Local Law Enforcement, and Patel Later Says The Person Who was in Custody Was “Released after an interrogation.”
Thursday, September 11:
- 9:48 am – The FBI releases its first photos of a person of interest. They show a man in sunglasses and a dark blue cape wearing a black t-shirt with a large a large a large eagle on the front walking up a stairwell.
- 10:45 AM – The FBI Announces A $ 100,000 Reward “For information leading to the identification and arrest of the individual (s) Responsible for the Murder of Charlie Kirk.”
- 7:52 PM – Authorities Release New Survelance Video Showing The Suspect Running Across a Rooftop Overlooking The Event, Jumping to the ground and then Lending the SCE.
- 10:00 PM – Tyler Robinson, 22, is Taken Into Custody, According to Patel’s Timeline. A law enforcement official speaking to cnn says Robinson Had Been Identified by his Father Based on the FBI photos, and Robinson Confessed to His Father When Conforted.
Friday, September 12:
- 6:03 AM – President Trump Announs the Arrest of a Suspect during an interview on fox news in New York. “I think with a high degree of certainty we have heam in custody,” The President Says.
- 8:04 AM – “We get Him,” Says utah gov. Spencer Cox, publicly announcing the Arrest of Robinson for the Murder of Kirk.
Messages on Bullet Casings
Utah Governor Spencer Cox Reveled Disturbing Details About The Evidence. He Said Investigators Found a Rifle Wrapped in a Towel and Bullet Casings Engraved With Messages. One Fird Casing Read: “Notices Bulges Owo What’s This?” Three unfird casings carried other inscriptions: “Hey fascist! Catch!”“Bella Ciao” is an Italian Folk Song Famously Associated with Resistance Against Nazi Occupation during World War II.Cox said, “We get Him. On the Evening of September 11, a Family Member of Tyler Robinson Reached Out to a Family Friends Who Contacated The Washington Councon CONTY SHERIFF ‘ Had confessed to them or implied that he had committed the incident. “
How the suspect was caused: family tip-off and voluntary surrender
Authorities said the breakthrough in the charlie kirk murder case came from within the suspect’s own family. Utah Governor Spencer Cox Confirmed that Tyler Robinson, 22, was identified after a family member passed on Crucial information. “On the Evening of September 11, a Family Member of Tyler Robinson Reached out to a Family Friend Who Contacted The Washington County County Sherif’s office with information Implied that He Had Committed The Incident, “Cox Said during a press briefing. According to CNN, Robinson Voluntarily surrendered at a police station only after his family pushed he to come forward. He reportedly walked into headquarters without resistance and admitted to being involved. Law Enforcement Officials Said His Surrender Helped Avert What Could Have Been An Extended Manhunt Across Utah. The fbi has since confirmed that the firem used in the shooting, a high-powered bolt-action rifle, was recorded near the crime the crime Scene shortly after his arrest.
Trump Reacts, Credits Family and ‘Person of Faith’
Us President Donald Trump, Speaking to Fox News, SAID: “Someone very close to him turned he in. Shots, “Referring to the FBI’s release of clear images of the suspect a day earlier. Trump further revised that Robinson’s Father also cooperated with authorities, describing the chain of events as involving ”a minister... and his good friend is a top us marshal … and then it was a father got involved. “Trump said Robinson’s Father Cooperateed With Investigator and Credited A “Person of Faith” for Encouring the family to step forward. “With a high degree of certainty, we have heam,” Trump added.Trump also revised how he Learned about Kirk’s Killing. “They came in and they said, ‘Charlie kirk is dead.’ I didn’t know what they mean. I said, ‘What do you mean, dead?’ ‘Charlie kirk was shot.’ And they thinkt it was dead trust it was so horror, “trump recalled.
Governor Calls Attack ‘An Attack on All of Us’
At the news conference, governor cox addressed questions about why so many resources were mobilised. “This is much bigger than an attack on an individual. It is an attack on all of us,” He said. Calling kirk’s assassination “An attack on the American Experiment,” Cox Urged People to Avoid Consuming Vioilent Images Circulating online. “Social media is a cancer on our social right now,” He said.Security Experts Told The Associated Press that The Incident Underlines The Vulnerability of Public Events, Especially at Open Venues like University Courtyards, Despite Campite Campite COLICE POLICE POSECE. Kirk’s shooting has added to Concerns Over Escalating Political Violence in the United States.Charlie Kirk, Who was 30, was a prominent conservative activist and close all of trump. Trump described Him as “a good person” and said he will be posthumously awarded the presidential medal of freedom.
