By J.D. Davidson and Dan McCaleb

( The Center Square ) – Authorities on Friday confirmed the suspect in the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk is in custody.

The suspect was identified as Tyler Robinson, 22, of Utah.

“We got him,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said at a Friday news conference.

Cox said that on Thursday night, a family member of Robinson’s “reached out to a family friend,” saying Robinson had implicated himself in the shooting. The friend then contacted authorities, who took Robinson into custody.

Law enforcement interviewed a family member of the suspect, who said that Robinson had become “more political in recent years,” Cox said.

The unidentified family member shared a recent incident in which Robinson mentioned Kirk was coming to speak at the Utah V

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