Who is Tyler Robinson, the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s homicide?

Eighteen-year-old Tyler Robinson seemingly had a vibrant future forward of him. The Utah teen had scored within the high percentile on his school entrance examination and earned himself a four-year scholarship to Utah State University in Logan. His proud mom posted a video on Facebook wherein her first-born son, the oldest of three, learn aloud the college’s letter providing him the grant.

“He’s so excited to start his journey and it’s going to be so amazing for him!” she wrote in one other put up.

Four years later, authorities say, Robinson fired a rifle shot on Tuesday (September 9, 2025) from atop a constructing at one other college campus, killing conservative influencer Charlie Kirk and triggering a brand new spherical of nationwide nervousness over rising political violence.

Investigators are nonetheless working to know what led Robinson to that rooftop. Officials haven’t but recognized a exact motive for the capturing, although they provided some clues on Friday morning in asserting his arrest.

Utah Governor Spencer Cox instructed reporters {that a} member of the family interviewed by legislation enforcement mentioned Robinson had just lately talked about Kirk’s scheduled look at Utah Valley University, the place he was shot.

“They talked about why they didn’t like him and the viewpoints he had,” Mr. Cox mentioned, with out providing additional particulars.

Became extra political just lately

Robinson had additionally change into extra political lately, the member of the family instructed investigators, and authorities mentioned he had engraved what seemed to be anti-fascist messages on bullet casings they discovered with the suspected homicide weapon.

Robinson, now 22, was arrested for aggravated homicide and different fees. He has no prison historical past, in keeping with state information reviewed by Reuters.

He was a registered voter however was not affiliated with a political occasion, in keeping with voter information. He is listed as an “inactive” voter, which signifies he didn’t solid a poll in final yr’s presidential election, when Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Kamala Harris.

At the time of the capturing, Robinson was dwelling at his dad and mom’ home in Washington, a farming and residential group of roughly 28,000 close to Zion National Park in southwestern Utah.

Robinson’s grey Dodge Challenger — the automobile that authorities say he drove to the positioning of the capturing on Tuesday — was parked on Friday exterior the two-story stucco dwelling, in a comparatively new housing improvement constructed amongst alfalfa fields.

Dozens of media members have been gathered exterior, together with half a dozen police automobiles parked alongside the road. Officers have been stopping reporters from approaching the house.

A neighbour, Steven Green, mentioned he knew the household from attending the identical Mormon church down the road.

“Great family, good kids,” he mentioned, although he famous he didn’t know Tyler Robinson effectively.

Robinson was arrested late on Thursday with out incident after a household good friend known as authorities and mentioned Robinson had both confessed or implied that he was liable for Kirk’s homicide, officers mentioned.

Attended college briefly

Robinson graduated in 2021 from Pine View High School in St. George, Utah. A video on-line of the graduation ceremony exhibits him carrying his diploma on stage as attendees cheer.

He briefly attended Utah State University in Logan for one semester that fall, the college confirmed to Reuters.

It was not instantly clear why he left, however Dixie Technical College, a part of Utah’s public college system, confirmed that he’s a third-year pupil within the college’s electrical apprenticeship program.

A Facebook put up from his mom mentioned Robinson had earned a rating of 34 in highschool on the ACT school entrance examination, which might put him within the high 1% of take a look at takers, in keeping with the Princeton Review take a look at preparation firm.

He has two youthful brothers, in keeping with his dad and mom’ Facebook posts. His mom listed her job on-line as a social employee at a non-profit healthcare firm, whereas his father is the principal of an organization that makes stone counter tops, in keeping with state information.

His mom’s Facebook posts over time – most of which have been deleted on Friday – largely doted on her household: documenting journeys to Alaska, the Caribbean and Disneyland; celebrating college performs, Halloween costumes and adopted pet rabbits; expressing satisfaction because the three boys moved up in class.

None of the posts appeared overtly political.

Other posts present Robinson and his brothers sometimes with weapons, although that’s not unusual in a state with permissive firearms legal guidelines.

Robinson’s arrest on Thursday night capped a 33-hour manhunt for Kirk’s killer, which included the detention of two different individuals of curiosity on Wednesday who have been later launched.

Robinson was booked into the Utah County jail in Spanish Fork, about 12 miles (19 km) south of the college the place Kirk was shot. He has not but been formally charged.