Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old student arrested and identified in connection with the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, will be formally charged on Tuesday, authorities said.
Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old student arrested and identified in connection with the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, will be formally charged on Tuesday, authorities said.
Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, was shot while speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. A bolt-action rifle was found nearby; Robinson was identified after police released surveillance photos and footage that allegedly showed him departing the scene.
Robinson was in his third year at Dixie Technical College at the time. At this point, there are more questions than answers surrounding the young adult accused of killing Charlie Kirk — here is what we know.
Robinson and his family lived in Washington, Utah, and attended the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the area. He also attended Riverside Elementary as a child, where his 66-year-old neighbor Kristin Schwiermann worked as a janitor.
Schwiermann told the Los Angeles Times she was “shocked” by the 22-year-old’s involvement and added, “That’s not the kid I knew.”
Despite reports that paint Robinson as a loner, Schwiermann also insisted he had friends. “He was quiet, but he had friends in school, and he never caused problems,” she explained.
A classmate who attended high school alongside Tyler told USA Today he “was politically active and outspoken about people’s rights” and believed “both political sides were contributing to a country being in a worse place and not improving the world.”
Robinson’s father, Matthew Robinson, realized his son was the target of the extensive, 33-hour manhunt following Kirk’s death after he saw images of Tyler online and on TV.
