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Charlie Kirk Suspect Named As Utah Resident
The suspect arrested for the shooting of Charlie Kirk has been named by officials.
The gunman accused of killing the right-wing activist has been identified as Tyler Robinson.
Robinson, 22, was named as the alleged assassin of Kirk, who was shot at his own event on a university campus in Utah.
Sky News said five people had verified Robinson’s name with NBC News, its U.S. partner.
The suspect is a Utah resident.
President Trump announced that officials have a ‘high degree of certainty’ that the person they have arrested is the shooter who killed Kirk.
He added that the father of the suspect, allegedly a minister, convinced the gunman to turn himself in to a U.S. Marshal.
Trump says he did not watch the video of the shooting, adding that he did not want to remember Kirk that way.
The president noted that Kirk was like ‘a son’ to him.
On Wednesday evening (September 10), police initially arrested two people in the aftermath, but both were later released without charge after they were found to have no connection to the shooting.
Footage of the brutal attack has circulated on X, formerly Twitter, depicting the moment a loud bang was heard.
Kirk was violently struck in the neck before collapsing in his chair, and blood was seen pouring from the wound.
The 31-year-old was taking questions from audience members before his death, and was discussing gun violence at the time of the shooting.
Kirk was rushed to a local hospital following the violent shooting, but it was later confirmed by President Trump that the gunshot was fatal.
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