US EditionReagan Library postpones Ben Shapiro event after Charlie Kirk shooting
- Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested late Thursday in Utah for the targeted shooting that killed Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.
- A family friend notified authorities after Robinson confessed or implied responsibility, and a family member said he had become more political recently.
- Authorities recovered a high-powered Mauser.30-caliber bolt-action rifle with bullet casings engraved with messages linked to Robinson via Discord messages shared by his roommate.
- Governor Cox described the writings on casings, including "hey fascist!" and noted Robinson likely acted alone, while the university urged finding peaceful dialogue amid political tensions.
- The killing sparked national alarm over rising political violence, with leaders condemning the act and calling for bridging differences through common ground instead of violence.
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Man arrested in Charlie Kirk's killing had no known criminal history, had become 'more political'
The family of the young Utah man accused of shooting Charlie Kirk has told authorities he had recently become “more political” and recounted a dinner table conversation where they discussed whether the conservative activist was spreading hate.
Hasan Piker: Charlie Kirk and His Political Ideology Deserve an “Honest Assessment”
The progressive streamer, who had been scheduled to debate Kirk this month at an event put on by a college political group, discusses why he’s frustrated by the discourse in the wake of Kirk’s killing.
Explosive row as Martin Daubney accuses author of ‘twisting my words’ about Charlie Kirk suspect
A fiery confrontation erupted between GB News presenter Martin Daubney and author Kyle Spencer during a discussion about the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk
REPLAY: Charlie Kirk suspect confirmed caught at press conference
A young Utah man, named as Tyler Robinson, was in custody on Friday suspected of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a university in the city of Orem, Utah Governor Spencer Cox announced at a press conference. "We got him," Cox told reporters. Watch the press conference above.
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