{"id":100126,"date":"2025-09-14T10:20:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T10:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=100126"},"modified":"2025-09-14T10:20:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T10:20:27","slug":"the-nation-stunned-charlie-kirk-case-ends-with-suspects-father-turning-him-in-and-t-r-u-m-ps-shocking-call-for-the-death-penalty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=100126","title":{"rendered":"The nation stunned: Charlie Kirk case ends with suspect\u2019s father turning him in and T.r.u.m.p\u2019s shocking call for the death penalty"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Donald Trump<\/span>\u00a0said on Friday he hoped Charlie Kirk\u2019s killer would be executed as a two-day manhunt across the United States for the assassin came to an end.<\/p>\n

Tyler Robinson, 22, was unmasked as the suspect after he was turned in by his father, Matt, who recognised him from images released by the\u00a0FBI<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Mr Robinson then extracted a confession from his son, law enforcement sources said.<\/p>\n

Mr Robinson contacted a clergyman friend who informed the\u00a0Utah<\/span>\u00a0County Sheriff\u2019s Office, and his son was arrested by US Marshals at 10pm local time.<\/p>\n

Mr Trump revealed news of the arrest during a live appearance on breakfast TV, telling\u00a0Fox News<\/span>: \u2018The father said, \u201cwe\u2019ve got to go in.\u201d He\u2019s going to be found guilty I imagine. And I hope he gets the death penalty.<\/p>\n

\u2018Charlie Kirk was the finest person. He didn\u2019t deserve this. He worked so hard, and so well. Everybody liked him.\u2019<\/p>\n

Robinson is due to be charged with aggravated murder, obstruction of justice (capital\/first-degree felony conduct) and felony discharge of firearm (causing serious bodily injury), according to CBS.<\/p>\n

Mr Kirk, 31, a father of two, was shot dead by a gunman who used a hunting rifle to fire a single shot across the campus of Utah Valley University on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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Mr Robinson (pictured) contacted a clergyman friend who informed the Utah County Sheriff\u2019s Office, and his son was arrested by US Marshals at 10pm local time<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Donald Trump (pictured) said on Friday he hoped Charlie Kirk\u2019s killer would be executed as a two-day manhunt across the United States for the assassin came to an end<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Mr Kirk, 31, a father of two, was shot dead by a gunman who used a hunting rifle to fire a single shot across the campus of Utah Valley University on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The MAGA cheerleader was starting a tour of universities to spread his conservative ideals through a no-nonsense debating style that brought him tens of millions of online followers and into the president\u2019s sphere.<\/p>\n

A firm motive is yet to be established, but Robinson\u2019s family told police the suspect had become \u2018more political\u2019 in recent years. Engravings on one bullet found by the dumped rifle referred to the anti-fascist movement Antifa.<\/p>\n

The gunman had engraved a message on a bullet casing reading, \u2018Hey, fascist, catch!\u2019, the FBI said. Another casing was inscribed with lyrics from the song \u2018Bella Ciao,\u2019 which honours Second World War Italian partisans.<\/p>\n

And on a third unfired bullet were the words: \u2018If you read this, you are gay LMAO.\u2019<\/p>\n

Utah Governor Spencer Cox said Robinson, an electrical apprentice, had spoken to a relative about his dislike for Mr Kirk, accusing him of \u2018spreading hate\u2019 and making a reference to the activist\u2019s visit to the university.<\/p>\n

Last night, his grandmother, Debbie Robinson told the Daily Mail that he had grown up in a Republican family that had backed Mr Trump\u2019s presidency.<\/p>\n

The 69-year-old said her grandson was a quiet young man who never discussed politics with her.<\/p>\n

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Charlie Kirk was assassinated Wednesday on the UVU campus in Utah as he held a Turning Point USA event<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Tyler Robinson, 22, was named on Friday as the alleged killer who shot Charlie Kirk. He had a childhood obsession with guns and was\u00a0seen posing with an M2 Browning 50. calibre machine gun in social media pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Despite many family photos showing him growing up around firearms, she said: \u2018I\u2019m just so confused. He doesn\u2019t hunt, he\u2019s never liked anything like that. There\u2019s just no way he could have been that good of a shot.<\/p>\n

\u2018He\u2019s a wonderful child. There is no way that he could have done anything like that.\u2019<\/p>\n

Public safety commissioner Beau Mason said Robinson had been \u2018very compliant\u2019 with officers when he was detained at his home in Washington, southern Utah, about three hours\u2019 drive from the scene of the shooting.<\/p>\n

\u2018When our investigators got down there, they were able to peacefully make contact with him and move through that process of making the arrest,\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n

Robinson arrived at Utah Valley University in his grey Dodge Challenger at 8.29am local time on Wednesday, CCTV footage shows.<\/p>\n

The shooter was said to have climbed on to the roof of the nearby Losee Center, before changing his clothes.<\/p>\n

At 12.23pm, Mr Kirk was shot in the neck while engaging in one of his signature \u2018prove me wrong\u2019 debates in the university\u2019s courtyard in front of at least 3,000 people. He was confirmed dead two hours later. Footage emerged in the early hours on Friday of the gunman sprinting across the Losee building roof before jumping to the ground and running across the lawn beside a car park.<\/p>\n

A bolt action Mauser .30-06 rifle with a mounted scope was found in the woods wrapped in a dark towel with the engraved bullet casings. After the killing, the gunman changed back into the same outfit he was wearing when he arrived on campus, officials told a press conference.<\/p>\n

Mr Cox began an extraordinary Press conference on Friday with the words: \u2018Good morning ladies and gentlemen. We got him.\u2019<\/p>\n

The governor said investigators had interviewed Robinson\u2019s former flatmate, who showed detectives messages posted on the social media app Discord under the name \u2018Tyler\u2019, which discussed retrieving a rifle from a drop point before leaving it in a bush, and said \u2018Tyler\u2019 was watching the area where the Mauser was eventually found wrapped in a towel.<\/p>\n

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Mr Kirk, 31, a father of two, was a close ally of Donald Trump and was seen as the voice of the country\u2019s conservative youth<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Two people were arrested on Tuesday amid chaotic scenes following Kirk\u2019s assassination, but both were later released as they were found not to be the killer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The same messages also mentioned engraving bullets and a rifle scope, as well as changing outfits during the operation. Discord disputed some of the information shared by the FBI and Utah officials, saying such messages were not sent on its app.<\/p>\n

During the hunt for America\u2019s most wanted man, the FBI released grainy CCTV of the suspect in a stairwell wearing a baseball cap, dark sunglasses and a black jumper bearing an American flag with the words \u2018Land of the Free\u2026. Home of the Brave\u2019.<\/p>\n

When police interviewed him, Robinson was wearing the same clothing, Mr Cox said.<\/p>\n

Mr Cox, also a Republican, has said authorities would pursue the death penalty for the culprit.<\/p>\n

Utah is one of 27 US states where capital punishment is legal, and one of five in which a criminal can be executed by firing squad as well as lethal injection.<\/p>\n

FBI director Kash Patel said Robinson had been on the run for 33 hours before he was detained, adding: \u2018In 33 hours, we have made historic progress for Charlie.<\/p>\n

\u2018To my friend Charlie Kirk, rest now brother, we have the watch, and I\u2019ll see you in Valhalla.\u2019<\/p>\n

Mr Cox likened the shooting to America\u2019s political assassinations of the 1960s and said Mr Kirk\u2019s death would mark a watershed moment in the country\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

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The suspected shooter is seen running on the roof(R) at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, immediately after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018The question is, what kind of watershed, and that chapter remains to be written,\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n

\u2018Is this the end of a dark chapter in our history or the beginning of a darker chapter in our history?\u2019<\/p>\n

Mr Cox\u2019s attempts to lower the temperature in the wake of the shooting came after Mr Trump had called for Robinson to face trial \u2018the following day\u2019, saying: \u2018In China they do have quick trials. They don\u2019t wait six years.\u2019<\/p>\n

Mr Kirk is thought to have helped Mr Trump win two presidential elections. He often courted controversy, claiming women should only go to college to find a husband and saying he would question the qualifications of a black pilot.<\/p>\n

He was also a staunch supporter of gun rights. Mr Trump has said he planned to attend Mr Kirk\u2019s funeral next week.<\/p>\n

Sr: https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-15093659\/Charlie-Kirk-Donald-Trump.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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