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Kirk's shooter, Tyler Robinson, has apparently turned himself in, apparently after confessing to his own father (?)

I've tried to capture the relevant bits of this extremely rapidly updating and currently in progress series of events.

9 a.m. EDT

While appearing on Fox and Friends, Trump said “I think, with a high degree of certainty, we have him in custody.”

Trump said authorities acted after receiving a tip from a minister who recognized the suspect from the images released by law enforcement.

The president said he believed the suspect’s father was also involved in arrest, but added that this information was still preliminary and the details could change.

9:15 a.m. EDT

Trump said he would attend a funeral next week for Kirk, “who should not be having a funeral right now,” when asked about his scheduled trip to the U.K. from Sept. 16-18.

9:30 a.m. EDT

The suspect was identified as Tyler Robinson, 22, from Utah, according to multiple reports citing people with knowledge of the investigation.

10:10 a.m. EDT

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox confirmed in a press conference Friday morning that a suspect named Tyler Robinson has been detained.

Apologies for this being a paywalled Forbes article.

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[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Oh god please don't say that, this reeeeally does not need to be the way normies learn about lemmy/fediverse oooh no.

His major?

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2025/09/12/what-we-know-charlie-kirk-shooting-suspect/86091474007/

In August 2020, Amber Robinson posted what appears to be an ACT college aptitude test score for Tyler – 34 out of 36 – that would place him in the top 1% of test takers, according to recent averages.

Tyler wore a Trump-related Halloween costume in 2017, according to Amber’s social media.

The eldest Robinson son graduated from Pine View High School in St. George in 2021, according to Amber Robinson's social media. The high school did not immediately respond to an inquiry from USA TODAY.

Tyler is photographed at Utah State University and was offered an academic scholarship to attend the Logan, Utah-based university according to a letter he read aloud in a video posted to Amber’s social media.

Utah State University said the suspected shooter "briefly attended Utah State University for one semester in 2021."

He lived at home with his parents, according to neighbors who spoke with USA TODAY.

Undetermined.

He... seems like he dropped out, or more like bounced off of going to college... ???

Yeah... certainly looking like some kind of perma online, basement dwelling, probably autisitc, uber dork.

Which I say lovingly, in reference to most of us here.

But yeah... If he bounced off after one semester, he would not have even gotten to declaring a major, I don't think.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 5 months ago

Oh god please don't say that, this reeeeally does not need to be the way normies learn about lemmy/fediverse oooh no.

R***it already did that, the antinatalist guy did it for the rest, so far.

[–] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I seriously hope that he doesn't have some kind of mental health issue because Kennedy will have a big excuse to come after anyone who has a mental health diagnosis no matter how minor their condition is.