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In reply to the discussion: Trump Says 'We Have Him' With Suspected Kirk Shooter In Custody [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(104,632 posts)15. Multiple reports call him Tyler Robinson
According to multiple reports, citing law enforcement sources, a suspect in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been identified as Tyler Robinson, 22, who is local to Utah.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/sep/12/charlie-kirk-shooter-suspect-latest-news-updates-donald-trump-utah?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-68c41c518f086519d3270c19#block-68c41c518f086519d3270c19
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/sep/12/charlie-kirk-shooter-suspect-latest-news-updates-donald-trump-utah?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-68c41c518f086519d3270c19#block-68c41c518f086519d3270c19
The New York Times is reporting that a man was taken into custody on Thursday at 11pm MT (the local time zone in Utah), by Utah state and local police.
The Times cites a law enforcement official, who requested anonymity to talk about the case.
They add that, allegedly, the man in question was arrested near Zion National Park which is hundreds of miles away from the Utah Valley University campus.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/sep/12/charlie-kirk-shooter-suspect-latest-news-updates-donald-trump-utah?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-68c415848f084b3c85a4d6ff#block-68c415848f084b3c85a4d6ff
The Times cites a law enforcement official, who requested anonymity to talk about the case.
They add that, allegedly, the man in question was arrested near Zion National Park which is hundreds of miles away from the Utah Valley University campus.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/sep/12/charlie-kirk-shooter-suspect-latest-news-updates-donald-trump-utah?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-68c415848f084b3c85a4d6ff#block-68c415848f084b3c85a4d6ff
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Trump Says 'We Have Him' With Suspected Kirk Shooter In Custody [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Yesterday
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Yeah, I still remember that "great theatrical production", because Adam's thought luigi was as crafty and slick...
Omnipresent
Yesterday
#45
From "a certain political assassination" to "it may or may not even be real" rather quickly.
Torchlight
Yesterday
#37
How many Democrats and innocents have been assassinated in the name of Trump and MAGA?
hadEnuf
Yesterday
#28
Control of the news was not enough. Now Trump thinks he is Walter Cronkite.
twodogsbarking
Yesterday
#21
He might have googled 'trusted and beloved Americans in recent history' & decided to emulate Cronkite
Attilatheblond
Yesterday
#43
If he is the actual shooter; what a psychopath! Nobody not character and moral deficient could gun down an unarmed man
artemisia1
Yesterday
#22
Doing those things to Democrats, Liberals and Progressives seemed to have sat just fine with Kirk, however.
hadEnuf
Yesterday
#32
Later Trump confirmed that he was going horse back riding with Ronald Reagan.
twodogsbarking
Yesterday
#52
Remember when politicians would say "I'm not going to comment on an ongoing criminal investigation" ...
eppur_se_muova
Yesterday
#54
Kash Patel kept the arrest secret so that trump could disclose this fact on Fox
LetMyPeopleVote
Yesterday
#55