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Suspect in Charlie Kirk assassination arrested in southern Utah, just over 100 miles outside of Las Vegas

22-year-old Tyler Robinson is held without bail for the shooting death of Charlie Kirk at a Utah university campus.
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Suspect in Charlie Kirk assassination arrested in southern Utah, just over 100 miles outside of Las Vegas

"We got him."

That was the message from Utah Gov. Spencer Cox during a press conference early Friday morning, confirming the arrest of a suspect in the shooting death of Charlie Kirk.

Channel 13 has reporters in St. George, Utah, to gather the latest details in this developing investigation. You can watch our latest report here:

Suspect in Charlie Kirk assassination arrested after 33-hour manhunt

Tyler Robinson was taken into custody Thursday night in Washington County, Utah Gov. Cox said.

He was arrested on charges of aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, and obstruction of justice. He is currently held without bail in Utah County.

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Officials said the 22-year-old's family turned him in to law enforcement.

"A family member of Tyler Robinson reached out to a family friend, who contacted the Washington County Sheriff's Office with information that Robinson had confessed to them or implied that he had committed the incident," Cox said. "This information was relayed to the Utah County Sheriff's Office and senior investigators at Utah Valley University."

Family also told investigators that Robinson had become more political in recent years, referencing a recent incident in which Robinson came to dinner and mentioned Charlie Kirk was coming to UVU. They talked about why they don't like him and the viewpoints he had, with the family member also saying Kirk was full of hate and spreading hate, officials said.

Video footage from UVU surveillance showed Robinson arriving in a gray Dodge Challenger around 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 10, Cox said Friday morning. Family also later confirmed to investigators that Robinson had a gray Dodge Challenger, officials said.

Channel 13 obtained photos of the vehicle believed to have taken Robinson to and from the UVU campus.

Kirk suspect neighborhood
A car that matches investigators' description of the one used by Charlie Kirk's suspected killer is seen outside the Southern Utah home where the suspect is believed to have been arrested.
Kirk suspect neighborhood
A car that matches investigators' description of the one used by Charlie Kirk's suspected killer is seen outside the Southern Utah home where the suspect is believed to have been arrested.
Kirk suspect neighborhood
Law enforcement officers are seen in the neighborhood where the suspect in the killing of political activist Charlie Kirk is believed to have been arrested.

Cox also said officials made contact with Robinson's roommate, who told investigators about Discord messages he said Robinson made.

"The content of these messages included messages, affiliated with the contact Tyler, stating a need to retrieve a rifle from a drop point, leaving the rifle in a bush, messages related to visually watching the area where a rifle was left, and a message referring to having left the rifle wrapped in a towel," Cox said.

FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert Bohls had previously told reporters that investigators found a high-powered rifle in a wooded area near the university.

Channel 13 reached out to Discord, and a spokesperson provided the following statement:

“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 messages referenced in recent reporting about planning details do not appear to be Discord messages. These 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.

"We have removed the suspect’s account for violating our off-platform behavior policy. We strongly condemn violence of any kind, including political violence, and we will continue to coordinate closely with law enforcement.”

Investigators noted inscriptions that had been engraved on casings found with the rifle. Inscriptions on a fired casing read "Notices Buldge OWO what's this?". Inscriptions on the three unfired casings read: "hey fascist! CATCH! (up arrow symbol, right arrow symbol, and three down arrow symbols)." A second unfired casing read "O Bella ciao, Bella ciao, Bella ciao, Ciao, ciao!". A third unfired casing read "if you read this, you are GAY Lmao."

Also during the Friday morning briefing, FBI Director Kash Patel thanked the FBI field offices, including in Las Vegas, that supported in the investigation that led to Robinson's arrest.

You can watch that moment in the briefing here:

FBI Director Patel thanks Las Vegas authorities for help in Kirk shooting investigation

During a briefing Friday morning regarding the cyberattack affecting Nevada state services, Gov. Joe Lombardo offered the following comments on the situation:

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo addresses Charlie Kirk assassination

Cox also said he does not anticipate anyone else will be charged, and law enforcement believed that Robinson acted alone.