Live Updates: Charlie Kirk shooting suspect in custody after manhunt, officials announce

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Live Updates: Charlie Kirk shooting suspect in custody after manhunt, officials announce suspect in custody after manhunt, officials announce

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• Law enforcement officials on Friday announced the arrest of 22-year-old Tyler Robinson for the shooting death of Charlie Kirk.

 

Edited September 12, 2025 by robosmith

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Robinson was arrested on charges including aggravated murder

Robinson was arrested on charges of aggravated murder, obstruction of justice for moving and hiding the gun believed to be used in the attack and felony discharge of a firearm causing bodily injury, according to a booking sheet from the Utah County Sheriff. All three are felonies.

A probable cause statement details the events leading up to and after the shooting at Utah Valley University, as well as descriptions of Robinson, the suspected shooter, and his movements.

Law enforcement said the suspect was spotted on the roof of the Losee Center building on campus and, after the shot rang out, was seen on surveillance footage running to the edge of the building and dropping to the grass below.

The probable cause statement says the rifle recovered by police was a Mauser Model 98, .30-06 caliber bolt action rifle and had a scope mounted on top of it. It was wrapped in a dark-colored towel, according to the document.

The statement also describes how Robinson came to the attention of authorities, as well as investigators' interviews with his family member and roommate, the details of which were announced by Cox earlier Friday.

 

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Discord says it has suspended account belonging to Robinson, says messages on planning apparently not sent on platform

A spokesperson for the social media platform Discord said that it removed an account associated with Tyler Robinson, who police have accused of killing Kirk, for violating its "off-platform behavior policy."

"We strongly condemn violence of any kind, including political violence, and we will continue to coordinate closely with law enforcement," a spokesperson for the company said in a statement.

But the statement also refuted that messages about "planning details" were sent on the platform. Cox, Utah's governor, said during a press conference earlier Friday that Robinson's roommate showed law enforcement Discord messages affiliated with a contact "Tyler" that referenced the need to retrieve a rifle from a "drop point," leaving the gun in a bush and the rifle wrapped in a towel.

"We are deeply saddened by this tragedy and extend our condolences to the Kirk family and everyone affected. In the course of our investigation, we identified a Discord account associated with the suspect, but have found no evidence that the suspect planned this incident or promoted violence on Discord," the spokesperson said. "The messages referenced in recent reporting about planning details do not appear to be Discord messages."

The spokesperson said the messages were "communications between the suspect's roommate and a friend after the shooting, where the roommate was recounting the contents of a note the suspect had left elsewhere."