The Police operatives have arrested a young man suspected of killing the influential conservative activist, Charlie Kirk in Utah, United States (US).
The sitting Governor of Utah, Spencer Cox disclosed the arrest to a group of reporters on Friday, September 12, 2025.
Kirk, who was a prime supporter of President Donald Trump's administration, was fatally shot dead on the campus of Utah Valley University (UVU), on 10th September 2025, while addressing an audience.
The 22-year-old suspect identified as Tyler Robinson, reportedly confessed to a family friend, who later contacted the Washington County sheriff’s office on Thursday, 11th September 2025.
A family member interviewed by investigators stated that Robinson had become more political recently and spoke in a disparaging manner about Kirk.
Robinson was taken into custody on Thursday night, about 33 hours after Kirk’s murder, FBI Director Kash Patel disclosed at a press conference immediately after the arrest.
Earlier, US investigators said they had found the bolt-action rifle believed to have been used to kill Kirk and released images of a person of interest.
Investigators spoke to Robinson’s roommate, who showed them comments Robinson had made on Discord, a chat and streaming platform popular with gamers, discussing retrieving a rifle from a drop point and then leaving the rifle in a bush wrapped in a towel.
This matched the description of the gun that authorities recovered after the shooting in a wooded area near the affected campus.
Kirk, a well-connected activist, author and podcast host, helped build support for Trump and the Republican Party among younger voters, prior to the latter’s emergence as the US President for a second term.
Kirk was the co-founder and President of the conservative student group, Turning Point USA and appeared at Utah Valley on Wednesday as part of a planned 15-event “American Comeback Tour” of US college campuses.
His killing stirred outrage and denunciations of political violence from Democrats, Republicans, and foreign governments.
Following his murder, Trump security outfit has been reportedly tightened to avert any ugly story.
