Charlie Kirk’s alleged murderer is revealed to have previously boasted about his shooting abilities in a disturbing confession to a previous co-worker.
The identified alleged assassin Tyler Robinson, 22, was taken into custody on Friday , over 30 hours after Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University.
The Turning Point USA founder’s death had sparked a major manhunt for the suspect, which concluded after a family friend of Robinson's contacted the Washington County sheriff's office, Utah Governor Spencer Cox said.
A former co-worker of Robinson has since told the New York Post that the 22-year-old once bragged about making a shot of 450 yards, or just over 411 metres, while talking about firearms.
The former colleague, who wished to remain anonymous, had worked