A former high school friend of Tyler Robinson’s provided more details on his personal life and political views, hours after the 22-year-old was arrested and charged with the murder of Charlie Kirk.
On Wednesday afternoon, Kirk was assassinated while hosting a “Prove Me Wrong” debate at Utah Valley University. Kirk was shot in the neck by someone positioned on the rooftop of a nearby building on the university’s campus.
President Donald Trump announced Charlie Kirk’s death in a statement posted on Truth Social at 4:40 p.m. EST on Wednesday. The 31-year-old Kirk was survived by his wife, Erika, and two young children.
On Friday morning, Trump and authorities announced that they had arrested the suspect in Kirk’s murder, later identified as Tyler Robinson. Tyler is a native of Washington,