Suspected Charlie Kirk Assassin Identified as Tyler Robinson; Utah Governor Makes Remarks on Political Violence

A young Utah man suspected of killing the co-founder and CEO of Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk at a university forum has been taken into custody, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said on Friday. The suspect, identified as Tyler Robinson, had confessed to a family friend—or "implied that he had committed"—the murder, and that person in turn contacted the Washington County sheriff's office on Thursday.

Cox made emotional remarks on Friday for Americans and young people to use the horror of the assassination as an inflection point to turn the country away from political violence and division. “I want you to look at how Utahns reacted the last two nights. There was no rioting, there was no looting, there were no cars set on fire, there was no violence. There were vigils and prayers and people coming together to share humanity,” the governor said. “And that, ladies and gentlemen, I believe is the answer to this.”