Possible accomplice of Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson probed as footage emerges of suspicious character after shooting
The FBI is investigating whether assassin Tyler Robinson had an accomplice with him when he fired a single, fatal shot at conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.
Agents are looking into footage showing Robinson, 22, talking into a doorbell camera about the murder shortly after he scampered away from the Losee Center at Utah Valley University.
The footage was turned over to the bureau by university officials themselves from security camera footage.
The Sun reported that the footage shows a man walking by the house, speaking into a cellphone about the murder.
The FBI is not clear yet whether the man on the video is Robinson or not and the public statements given by officials have all said they believe he acted alone.
At least one family that lives near the UVU campus was interviewed as part of the investigation.
When contacted by The Daily Mail, the FBI declined comment.
Police have evacuated the area around Tyler Robinson’s family home after receiving ‘concerning information’ from the residence.
The FBI is investigating whether assassin Tyler Robinson (pictured) had an accomplice with him when he fired a single, fatal shot at conservative influencer Charlie Kirk
Agents are looking into footage showing Robinson, 22, talking into a doorbell camera about the murder shortly after he scampered away from the Losee Center at Utah Valley University
Investigators have not revealed what exactly raised concern, but said the information came from directly in front of the residence. A police helicopter is flying over the neighborhood and reporters have been told to clear the area, Fox News reports.
The alleged assassin was named as Robinson, from Washington, Utah. He is a student in the electrical apprenticeship program at Dixie Technical College in St. George.
He was not registered with any political party and did not vote in the November presidential elections, according to public records. But officials said Robinson became ‘more political’ in recent years and spoke about disliking the conservative activist’s ideas.
The alleged killer confessed to his father Matt, who owns a construction company, sources told the Daily Mail.
He reportedly told his father that he would rather kill himself than turn himself in, but was convinced to speak with a local youth minister who also worked with the US Marshals Service.
The suspect’s arrest came after Utah’s Governor Spencer Cox pleaded with the public to help find the person who shot 31-year-old Kirk dead while he spoke to students at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.
The FBI was offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Kirk’s killer.
His mother, Amber Robinson, works for Intermountain Support Coordination Services, a company contracted by the state of Utah to help disabled people receive care. Both of his parents are registered Republicans, online records showed.
FBI agents investigate near the Utah Valley University, where a gunman is believed to have fled after firing from the roof of a university building
The conservative commentator was hit by a single bullet while speaking to a crowd at the public university in Orem on Wednesday afternoon
Robinson was a student at Utah State University on a scholarship but attended for only one semester in 2021, insiders confirmed to the Daily Mail. He is currently a third-year student in the electrical apprenticeship program at Dixie Technical College in St. George.
The family’s social media profiles show Robinson, who has two younger brothers, often enjoying family vacations and sharing smiling selfies, including one of his mother celebrating her ‘genius’ son getting into college.
Robinson was taken into custody around 11pm local time in southern Utah on Thursday night. He lives in a $600,000 six-bedroom home in Washington, Utah – about 260 miles south of Kirk’s assassination site in Orem.
Robinson faces charges of aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury and obstruction of justice, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by NBC News. Authorities said at a press conference on Thursday night that Robinson will face the death penalty if convicted.
At a press conference on Friday morning, Utah governor Spencer Cox began his remarks by declaring: ‘We got him.’
He said that investigators learned from Robinson’s family that he had become more political in recent times, and had recently expressed his dislike for Kirk, describing him to his family as ‘full of hate’.
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 WW2 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 – another read ‘OwO’, and a third read ‘If You Read This You Are Gay LMAO’, Cox said.
A memorial for Charlie Kirk is displayed outside the headquarters of Turning Point USA in Phoenix
The family’s social media profiles show Robinson, who has two younger brothers, often enjoying family vacations and sharing smiling selfies, including one of his mother celebrating her ‘genius’ son getting into college
The governor added that Robinson’s roommate helped investigators by showing messages on Discord where the alleged killer talked about retrieving a rifle from a drop point, leaving the rifle in a bush, and references to engraved bullets and a scope.
Social media accounts linked to Robinson’s family show he was often around guns as a child, including one image shared by his mother showing him posing with an M2 Browning 50. caliber machine gun.
He also received a gun kit for Christmas, and was seen wearing shoes that appeared to match those worn by the suspect in images released by investigators during the manhunt.
In another image from Robinson’s mother’s social media from 2017, he was seen wearing a Donald Trump costume for Halloween.
Cox described Kirk’s assassination as a ‘watershed moment’ in American history, but added: ‘The question is, what kind of watershed?’
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 from around 200 yards away.
People attend a vigil at Orem City Center Park, after U.S. right-wing activist and commentator, Charlie Kirk
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
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 governor Spencer Cox announced Wednesday evening.
However, they were later released, FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed.
‘The subject in custody has been released after an interrogation by law enforcement,’ Patel said in a statement. ‘Our investigation continues and we will continue to release information in interest of transparency.’
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, with whom he had a three-year-old daughter and a son aged 16 months. The couple celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary in May.
Robinson has two younger brothers, and lives in a $600,000 six-bedroom home in Washington, Utah – about 260 miles south of Kirk’s assassination site in Orem
Robinson was a student at Utah State University on a scholarship but attended for only one semester in 2021, insiders confirmed to the Daily Mail
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!’
The President has ordered all American flags to be lowered to half-staff until Sunday evening at 6pm EST in honor of Kirk.
Chaos erupted around 20 minutes into Kirk’s ‘American Comeback’ event, with videos showing hundreds of screaming students running for safety.
The MAGA star, wearing a white T-shirt, was sitting inside a tented gazebo taking questions from attendees.
In the moments before the shot rang out, Kirk was asked how many mass shooters there had been over the past ten years.
‘Counting or not counting gang violence?’ the commentator said, before lowering his microphone.
He was shot less than a second later.
Screams were heard across the crowd of young people as those closest to Kirk rushed to his aid.
UVU officials said the shot was fired from the top of the Losee Center, about 200 yards away from where Kirk was sitting on the college campus.
Eerie footage showed someone on a rooftop just moments before he was shot dead.
They initially took an elderly man into custody who turned out not to be the shooter, police said.
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