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After a flurry of updates from officials, here’s what you need to know:

The suspect

His name is Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old from from south-west Utah
Officials confirmed he was not a student at Utah Valley University (UVU). After the news conference, Utah State University has confirmed Robinson had briefly studied there in 2021
Cox said a family member had described how Robinson had become “more political” in recent years and previously told a relative that he disliked Kirk
Messages were found on bullet casings at the scene, including “Hey fascist! Catch!” and “if you read this you are gay lmao” – the BBC’s Mike Wendling says this could give possible clues to his motive
His mugshot has been released by authorities and he is being held in custody.

How was Robinson caught?

Authorities said a family member of Robinson told a family friend that he had confessed, or implied, that he killed Kirk. The friend then relayed this information to a sheriff

Investigators reviewed footage at UVU of Robinson arriving in a Dodge Challenger vehicle at approximately 08:29 local time (15:29 BST) on Wednesday. Charlie Kirk was shot four hours later at 12:23 – here’s a full timeline of events
Investigators interviewed Robinson’s roommate, who showed them messages between him and an account with the name “Tyler” on the messaging app Discord. The messages from “Tyler” talked about needing to retrieve a rifle from a drop point

A TV monitor displays a picture of Tyler Robinson, the suspected of killing Charlie Kirk on September 11, in Orem, Utah, on September 12, 2025. US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that the suspect had been taken into custody over the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk after a massive manhunt. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)

Robinson was found by authorities and arrested in Washington, Utah, on 12 September. He was wearing clothing consistent to that worn by the suspect in the video footage
We’re continuing to monitor developments so stick with us.

Trump shares tribute to Kirk after FBI update
published at 16:19

US President Donald Trump has just posted a tribute to Charlie Kirk on his social media platform, Truth Social, after FBI and Utah officials held a news conference on the investigation into the shooting.

“Everybody loved Charlie!”, Trump writes alongside a picture of the pair embracing, with US and Israeli flags behind them. The picture contains the words: ‘Great Charlie Kirk. R.I.P Shlomo perl.”

Vice President JD Vance has also shared a post on social media thanking authorities for finding the suspect.

“In some ways, the investigation is still in the early days. But I do believe we have the shooter in custody,” he says.

“We took a big step this morning in getting justice for Charlie, and for his family. Thanks be to God for that,” he writes.