Updated September 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM PDT

Authorities have arrested a 22-year-old suspect in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk , officials said Friday, bringing an end to a frantic manhunt for the gunman behind an assassination that deepened concerns about political violence in the U.S.

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

Cox identified the suspect as Tyler Robinson of Utah.

Analysts and law enforcement authorities are still sifting through evidence and conducting interviews to learn as much as they can about Robinson's beliefs and what may have led him to allegedly kill Kirk. Among the items investigators are examining are bullet casings with messages inscribed on them, inscriptions that could be references to gaming and online

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