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OREM, Utah (ABC4) — The Utah Attorney General's Office has released the apprehension documents for Tyler Robinson, the fishy successful the assassination of blimpish governmental activistic Charlie Kirk. The documents item the bid of events starring up to and pursuing Kirk's murder.
Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested successful Washington County, Utah, connected aggravated murder, a first-degree felony; felony discharge of a firearm - causing superior bodily injury, a first-degree felony; and obstruction of justness - capital/first-degree felony conduct, a second-degree felony.
On Sept. 10, Charlie Kirk appeared to talk astatine a Turning Point USA lawsuit astatine Utah Valley University. He was wearing a achromatic T-shirt and acheronian pants, sitting nether a canopy successful a field courtyard facing east.
At 12:23 p.m., portion Kirk was holding a microphone and speaking to a assemblage of hundreds of individuals, a large gunshot was heard. Kirk was struck successful the neck, and instantly began bleeding profusely from the wound.
He was taken to Timpanogos Regional Hospital successful Orem, wherever helium was pronounced deceased.
Investigators reviewed Utah Valley University surveillance footage, and recovered that an idiosyncratic had been located connected the rooftop of the Losee Center gathering connected field astatine the clip of the shooting. Footage besides showed the fishy to beryllium a White antheral with acheronian hair, a acheronian hat, sunglasses, a long-sleeved achromatic garment with a representation of an American emblem and eagle, acheronian jeans, and white/gray shoes with achromatic shoelaces. He was reportedly besides carrying a acheronian backpack.
Prior to the shooting, footage shows the suspect, present identified arsenic Robinson, locomotion with a stiff close limb and astatine a comparatively dilatory pace. His quality to crook his close limb appeared to beryllium restricted, constabulary said.
This photograph released by the Utah Governor's Office connected Friday, Sept. 12, 2025 shows Tyler Robinson. (Utah Governor's Office via AP)Investigators were capable to way the suspect's movements starting astatine 11:50 a.m. connected Sept. 10. He is archetypal captured connected video walking crossed a grassy country northbound of Campus Drive astatine astir 800 West. He past walked southbound done a parking batch and approached a pedestrian passageway that runs underneath Campus Drive.
Before entering the tunnel, astatine 11:53 a.m., the fishy paused astatine the apical of the stairs and pulled retired what appeared to beryllium a compartment telephone from his close pocket. He past made his mode toward Losee Center. At astir 12:02 p.m., the fishy is seen walking connected the northbound broadside of Losee Center and entering the gathering done a acceptable of doors connected the southeast corner.
At 12:15 p.m., the fishy is captured connected surveillance walking up stairs that pb to a communal country adjacent to the Losee Center building. He past walked to a abbreviated factual partition that separates the communal country from the rooftop.
At astir 12:17 p.m., the fishy climbed implicit the abbreviated partition and appeared to crouch down connected the northbound broadside of the partition connected the rooftop. At 12:22 p.m., helium stood up and started moving crossed the extortion of Losee Center. He ran to the westbound broadside of the rooftop and appeared to scoot on the extortion arsenic helium got person to the borderline of the building, wherever helium laid down successful a prone shooting position.
At astir 12:23 p.m., Kirk was shot. Surveillance footage shows the fishy abruptly basal up from the borderline of the rooftop and sprint northbound connected the roof. He ran to the northeast country of the gathering and lowered himself down, dropping to the writer below.
At astir 12:24 p.m., helium ran crossed Campus Drive, appearing to beryllium carrying an item. Investigators aboriginal discovered a bolt-action firearm wrapped successful a acheronian towel successful this area, which is grassy with trees. The firearm was determined to beryllium a Mauser Model 98, .30-06 caliber, with a mounted scope.
Investigators noted inscriptions that had been engraved connected casings recovered with the rifle. A fired casing work "Notices Buldge OWO what’s this?" portion 3 unfired casings read, "hey fascist! CATCH! (up arrow symbol, close arrow symbol, and 3 down arrow symbols)." Another unfired casing work "O Bella ciao, Bella ciao, Bella ciao, Ciao, ciao!" A 3rd unfired casing work "If you work This, you are GAY Lmao."
Investigators besides reviewed much footage of UVU surveillance and recovered Robinson arriving connected field successful a grey Dodge Challenger astatine astir 8:29 p.m. connected Sept. 10. He is observed connected video successful a plain maroon t-shirt, light-colored shorts, a achromatic chapeau with a achromatic logo, and light-colored shoes.
Investigators besides discovered a footwear content connected the northeast country of the rooftop borderline of the Losee Center building. The content was located successful the vicinity wherever the fishy climbed down from the rooftop.
On the nighttime of Sept. 11, a household subordinate of Tyler Robinson reached retired to a household friend, who contacted the Washington County Sheriff's Office with accusation that Robinson had confessed to them that helium had committed the shooting. The accusation was conveyed to aggregate agencies, including the FBI.
According to an interrogation with a household subordinate of Robinson, Robinson had "become much governmental successful caller years," a probable origin affidavit states. "The household subordinate referenced a caller incidental successful which Robinson came to dinner, anterior to September 10, 2025, and successful speech with different household member, Robinson mentioned Charlie Kirk was coming to UVU. They talked astir wherefore they didn’t similar him and the viewpoints helium had. The household subordinate besides stated Kirk was afloat of hatred and spreading hate. The household subordinate besides confirmed Robinson had a grey Dodge Challenger."
Investigators besides identified an idiosyncratic arsenic the roommate of Robinson and conducted an interview. The roommate showed constabulary aggregate messages connected Discord, a societal level utilized for text, voice, and video chats.
Messages reportedly showed Robinson stating a request to retrieve a firearm from a driblet point, leaving the firearm successful a bush, messages related to visually watching the country wherever a firearm was left, and a connection referring to having near the firearm wrapped successful a towel. The messages besides notation to engraving bullets, and a notation of a scope and the firearm being unique. Messages from Robinson besides notation that helium had changed outfits.
In the aboriginal greeting hours of Sept. 12, investigators recovered Robinson successful idiosyncratic wearing covering accordant with what was seen connected the further surveillance footage from the evening of Sept. 10.
Robinson was booked into Utah County Jail connected the aforementioned charges.
