Charlie Kirk Murder Suspect Identified as Tyler Robinson

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The suspect in the murder of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on Wednesday evening has been identified as Tyler Robinson,  first reported by the New York Post, later confirmed by AP.

During a Friday morning appearance on Fox & Friends, President Donald Trump revealed that a suspect in the political assassination was in custody, but admitted that he wasn’t fully convinced of the accuracy. Kirk was shot in the neck during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. Kirk’s death was announced soon after.

The New York Post has identified the shooter as Tyler Robinson, writing:

Tyler Robinson, 22-year-old from Utah, has been ID’d as Charlie Kirk shooting suspect after father ‘turned him in.’ Officials will hold a news conference to update the public on the latest breaks in Charlie Kirk’s assassination, which comes after President Trump told Fox News that a suspect had been apprehended. “I think, with a high degree of certainty, we have him,” Trump said during an interview this morning.

The Daily Mail also reported the name of the suspect, and cited reports from CNN and the NY Times:

Sources told CNN that the killer then confessed to his father, who worked at the Washington County Sheriff’s Department, reports say. His father then contacted authorities and secured his son before he could be taken into custody.

The New York Times reported that the suspect was taken into custody around 11pm local time in southern Utah on Thursday night. The alleged shooter lived in a $600,000 six-bedroom home in Washington, Utah – around 260 miles south of where the carnage unfolded in Orem.

Mediaite has learned additional details from a law enforcement source familiar with the proceedings. He became a prime suspect following identification through facial recognition investigative methods. He then confessed to his father and items seen in the surveillance video from the shooting were also found on him.