According to the governor, the Utah trade school student who was arrested on suspicion of shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk dead will be charged next week. The violence is widely regarded as a troubling turning point in US politics.
Governor Spencer Cox declared at a press conference Friday, “We got him.” Tyler Robinson, 22, was taken into custody Thursday night after family members and a friend informed officials that he had implicated himself in the crime.
President Donald Trump has referred to Wednesday’s murder as a “heinous assassination.” The arrest ended a 33-hour manhunt for the lone suspect.
