Conservative activist and social media personality Charlie Kirk was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University in the United States on Wednesday.
After more than a two-day manhunt , authorities arrested and named 22-year-old Utah resident Tyler Robinson as the suspect in Kirk’s shooting.
While naming Robinson, authorities said a motive was unknown. Since then, however, politicians and posts on social media platforms have speculated about what might have driven Robinson to allegedly shoot Kirk.
Here is what we know so far about Robinson and potential motives:
Who shot Kirk – and was he a Republican or a Democrat?
On Friday, Utah Governor Spencer Cox named Robinson as the person suspected of fatally shooting Kirk.
Robinson is a third-year student in the electrical appre