The Charlie Kirk Assassination: A Suspect Emerges in a Nation on Edge

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🚨 MAJOR UPDATE IN UTAH CASE! 🚨 A 22-year-old suspect has just been named in the tragic loss of Charlie Kirk, turned in by someone incredibly close to him—his own father, a police officer. 😲 What led to this stunning moment? The story is unfolding fast, and it’s gripping. Curious about the details? Tap the link to read more!

President Trump announced early Friday that a suspect in Charlie Kirk’s assassination was turned in by his father — with the suspect identified as Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old Utah student who was “full of hate.”

“I think, with a high degree of certainty, we have him,” Trump told “Fox & Friends” during a live interview at the cable giant’s Manhattan studio, saying he heard just minutes before his 8 a.m. interview.

“Somebody who was very close to him turned him in,” the president said, then revealing it was the suspect’s dad who relayed it through “a minister who was involved with law enforcement.”

Photo of Tyler Robinson.
Tyler RobinsonAmber Jones Robinson / Facebook
Three people holding drinks in a stone corridor.
Tyler Robinson (center) pictured with his father (right).

Surveillance footage of the person of interest wanted for the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk in Utah.
Surveillance footage of the person of interest wanted for the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk in Utah.AFP via Getty Images

“I hope he’s going to be found guilty, and I hope he gets the death penalty. What he did — Charlie Kirk was the finest person and he didn’t deserve this.”

Trump did not ID the suspect, but he was later confirmed to be Robinson, an ID first confirmed by The Post.

“We got him,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox announced, with the arrest at 10 p.m. Thursday some 33 hours after Kirk was gunned down.

Tyler was turned in by family members, who said he was “full of hate” — and confessed to his dad that he was the killer. Discord chats with his roommate also showed him arranging to have a rifle hidden in a towel near the sniper’s nest, where it was found soon after Kirk’s assassination.

He wrote on hullets found at the scene, “If you read this, you are gay LMAO” — and “Hey fascist! Catch!” aimed at the conservative debater.

The suspect was believed to have fired a single shot from an elevated position about 200 yards from the tent where Kirk, 31, was seated at the university’s Losee Center, authorities and sources previously told The Post.

Charlie Kirk shot at a rally.
The moment Kirk was fatally shot in the neck during his American Comeback Tour event at Utah Valley University.

Initial reports described the suspect as a gunman wearing jeans, a black shirt, and a black vest perched with a long rifle atop a building east of the school’s library.

Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA and a dad of two, had just answered a question from an audience member about mass shootings committed by transgender people at the outdoor event on the campus in Orem when he was hit by a single round.

The conservative influencer jerked back and appeared to recoil in pain and grab at his neck as the crack of a single gunshot rang out from the crowd, sending thousands of spectators into a panic, dramatic video from the scene showed.

U.S. right-wing activist and commentator Charlie Kirk appears at a Utah Valley University speaking event in Orem, Utah, U.S. September 10, 2025. Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune via REUTERS.
Kirk speaking moments before he was gunned down on Sept. 10.via REUTERS
A map of the shooter's location during Kirk's event.
A map of the shooter’s location during Kirk’s event.Falon / NY Post Design

“I didn’t watch,” Trump told Fox News on Friday of the shockingly graphic videos. “I heard about it … I would have never made a good doctor, let me put it that way,” the president said.

“I mean, I heard enough. I didn’t want to watch it … I didn’t want to remember Charlie that way.”

Officers from at least four law enforcement agencies were involved in the manhunt, including the FBI, the Orem police, the Utah Department of Public Safety and the Utah Valley University police.

A bolt action rifle recoved near the scene where Charlie Kirk was fatally shot is seen in a photo obtained by the Post Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025.
A bolt-action rifle was recovered near the scene where Kirk was shot.Obtained by the NY Post
Law enforcement officers at Utah Valley University.
Law enforcement officials prepare to sweep a building at UVU on Sept. 10, 2025.AP
Law enforcement officers investigating a crime scene.
FBI agents search a wooded area near the scene of the shooting on Sept. 11, 2025.AFP via Getty Images

FBI Director Kash Patel announced hours after the cold-blooded murder that a person of interest was in custody, then later said he had been released after questioning.

That person was not the one being eyed now.

The FBI had also released a tipline on Wednesday evening, urging attendees to come forward with more information and footage of the event, and on Thursday offered a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the suspect’s identification and capture.

People running and crouching after a shooting at a Charlie Kirk speaking event.
The crowd at Kirk’s event dove to the ground after a shot was fired.via REUTERS

“The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie,” Trump wrote in a mournful post on Truth Social after news of Kirk’s death spread.

He later said he was “filled with grief and anger at the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk” in a video posted on the platform.

“Charlie inspired millions. And tonight, all who knew him and loved him are united in shock and horror,” the president said, adding that Kirk is now a “martyr for truth and freedom.”

People running after a shot was fired at a speaking event.
People running for cover at UVU after Kirk was shot.via REUTERS
Security personnel carrying an injured Charlie Kirk.
Kirk was seen being carried away from the scene of the shooting by security.ZUMAPRESS.com

“This is a dark moment for America,” Trump added.

After he was shot, Kirk was rushed to a nearby hospital for emergency surgery, a nurse told longtime friend and former employee Laci Williams, who relayed that information to The Post and later confirmed reports he had died.

The popular activist was best known for his open mic “Prove Me Wrong” debates on college campuses where community members could challenge his views.

He was in the middle of one of those debates as part of his “American Comeback Tour” when he was gunned down.

Charlie Kirk throwing hats to a crowd at a Utah Valley University speaking event.
Kirk was throwing hats and waving to people attending his American Comeback Tour.via REUTERS
A "Make America Great Again" hat rests on a table behind police tape at a cordoned-off event for "The American Comeback Tour."
MAGA hats were left behind at the tent where Kirk was shot.REUTERS
Girl placing American flags at a memorial for Charlie Kirk.
A memorial for Kirk at Utah Valley University on Sept. 11, 2025.REUTERS

Kirk leaves behind his wife, former Miss Arizona Erika Frantzve, and two young children.

“This is a dark day for our state, it’s a tragic day for our nation,” said Utah Gov. Spencer Cox. “I want to be very clear that this is a political assassination.