Tyler Robinson, then eighteen, appeared to have a promising future.
The Utah teenager received a four-year scholarship to Utah State University in Logan after placing in the top percentile on his college entrance exam. In a video that his proud mother shared on Facebook, her firstborn son—the eldest of three—read aloud the letter from the school that offered him the award.
In another post, she said, “He’s so excited to start his journey, and it’s going to be so amazing for him!”
Authorities claim that four years later, Robinson killed conservative influencer Charlie Kirk with a rifle shot from atop a building on another university campus on Tuesday, sparking a fresh wave of national concern about the escalation of political violence.
