Authorities identified Tyler Robinson as Charlie Kirk ‘s alleged assassin , announcing he was arrested Thursday evening after a multiday manhunt.
“Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. We got him,” Gov. Spencer Cox (R-UT) said Friday morning. Robinson was arrested at 10 p.m. local time.
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Cox said that a family member tipped off law enforcement, sharing that Robinson had either confessed or implied that he had assassinated Kirk.
Robinson had become increasingly political in recent months, authorities s