A suspect has been arrested in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah, officials said Friday morning. Utah Governor Spencer Cox said the suspect had been identified as Tyler Robinson, 22.
An inmate booking sheet from the Utah County Sheriff obtained by CBS News shows that Robinson he is being held on charges of aggravated murder, obstruction of justice and felony discharge of a firearm.
Cox said Robinson resides in Southern Utah and confessed to his father.
Two federal law enforcement sources told CBS News that Robinson's father saw the photos released by authorities and confronted his son. Robinson admitted to being the person in the photos and his father encouraged him to turn himself in, the sources said. Robinson responded to his father, saying he would rather