The parents of Charlie Kirk’s suspected assassin Tyler Robinson are a law enforcement veteran and a care worker.
Police sources identified Robinson, a 22-year-old Utah resident, as the main suspect in the assassination of the conservative activist.
Robinson was taken into custody on Thursday night in southern Utah after having allegedly confessed to his father, Matt Robinson.
Matt then contacted authorities and secured his son before he could be taken into custody.
Robinson was a student at Utah State University on a scholarship, insiders confirmed to Daily Mail.
His mother, Amber Robinson, works for Intermountain Support Coordination Services, a company contracted by the state of Utah to help disabled people receive care.
The family’s social media show Robinson, who has two younger brothers, enjoying vacations and sharing smiling selfies, including some celebrating the alleged killer getting into college.
The suspect in Charlie Kirk’s assassination has been identified as Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old Utah resident
Robinson was taken into custody on Thursday night in southern Utah after having allegedly confessed to his father Matt
He lives in a $600,000 six-bedroom home in Washington, Utah – about 260 miles south of Kirk’s assassination in Orem.
One image from Robinson’s mother’s social media from 2017, shows him wearing a Donald Trump costume for Halloween.
He also posed with guns in his childhood, which included a M2 Browning 50. caliber gun.
Officials have yet to confirm a motive to the assassination. Authorities said at a press conference on Thursday night that Robinson will face the death penalty if convicted.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox announced his capture at a press conference Friday by stating: ‘Good morning, ladies and gentlemen – we got him.’
Robinson’s family members told police that he had become ‘more political in recent years’, Cox said.
They described incidents where Robinson had come to dinner and ‘mentioned Charlie Kirk was coming to UVU and mentioned why he didn’t like him’.
Cox said that casings from the weapon used to kill Kirk were found to have several anti-fascist messages engraved on them, including one referencing the Italian anti-fascist song Bella Ciao.
One engraving read ‘Hey Fascists, Catch!’ – next to an up arrow symbol, right arrow symbol and three down arrow symbols – and another read ‘If You Read This You Are Gay LMAO’, Cox said.
Robinson arrived on the UVU campus driving a gray Dodge Challenger, before opening fire on the influencer, police said.
Kirk is seen here throwing hats to supporters who had gathered at Utah Valley University on Wednesday
He was dressed in a plain maroon T-shirt, light-colored shorts, a black hat with a white logo and light-colored shoes.
Cox said Robinson was wearing clothing ‘consistent’ with this outfit when he was detained around 10pm local time Thursday.
FBI Director Kash Patel claimed the capture of the suspect was ‘historic’ – patting the bureau on the back for bringing the manhunt to an end within 33 hours.
Trump announced the arrest in an appearance on Fox News, where he said that ‘someone very close’ to the suspect turned him in.
Robinson’s arrest comes after a manhunt for the suspect stretched to over a day and a half, with officials previously offering a reward of $100,000 for information leading to his capture.
Surveillance footage had been released showing a figure on top of a roof leaping from a building and sprinting into a nearby neighborhood after Kirk was shot.
The conservative commentator was hit by a single bullet while speaking to a crowd at the public university in Orem on Wednesday afternoon.
The father-of-two, known for his fierce MAGA views and thrilling debates with college kids across the country, collapsed immediately after being hit by the gunfire.
The alleged killer was found after multiple suspects were incorrectly apprehended on Tuesday.
Initially, a ‘person of interest’ was said to be in custody in connection with Kirk’s shooting, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox announced Wednesday evening.
Kirk was answering a question about mass shootings mere seconds before he was struck. He was rushed to hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Kirk leaves behind his wife Erika Frantzve, with whom he had a three-year-old daughter and a son, 16 months. The couple celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary in May.
President Donald Trump led the tributes for the late political commentator. ‘The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead,’ Trump wrote on Truth Social.
‘He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!’