The suspected gunman in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been identified as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, a Utah resident who was turned in by his own father after confessing to the crime.
The Trumpet Newspaper earlier reported that President Donald Trump confirmed the arrest during a live Fox News interview, describing it as a major breakthrough in the case that has dominated headlines for days. The suspect’s capture came after a tense two-day manhunt that gripped the nation.
According to investigators, Robinson admitted to his father that he had shot Kirk during a university event in Utah. Disturbed by the confession, his father immediately contacted police and stayed with his son until officers arrived to take him into custody.
Charlie Kirk, 41, was fatally shot in the neck while delivering a speech on mass shootings at Utah Valley University. The shocking attack has fueled outrage across conservative circles, with supporters calling it a politically motivated assassination.
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The killing has also intensified online debates. Conservative activist Isabella Maria DeLuca, a pardoned January 6 rioter, expressed fury on X (formerly Twitter), writing: “They couldn’t beat him in a debate, so they assassinated him.” Republican lawyer Mike Davis echoed the sentiment, arguing that Kirk’s growing influence among young conservatives posed “an existential threat to the future of leftist ideology and power.”
As authorities continue their investigation, questions are mounting over whether the shooting was politically driven and what it signals about America’s deepening divisions. The arrest of Robinson may have brought relief to investigators, but the broader implications of Kirk’s assassination are already reshaping national conversations about political violence and free speech in the United States.
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