Updated September 12, 2025 at 9:47 AM MDT

Authorities have arrested a suspect in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk , officials said Friday, bringing an end to a frantic manhunt for the gunman.

"We got him," Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said at a news conference.

Cox identified the suspect as Tyler Robinson of Utah. He said one of Robinson's family members reached out to a friend, who contacted the Washington County sheriff's office on Thursday night with information that Robinson had confessed or implied that he was the gunman.

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That information was relayed to authorities, and FBI Director Kash Patel said Robinson was arrested at 10 p.m. local time Thursday night.

Cox said investigators interviewed a fam

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