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New Delhi: Mugshots of Charlie Kirk’s murder suspect, Tyler Robinson, have been released by the FBI on Friday, 12 September 2025.
The news about the identification of the shooting suspect was shared by the New York Post on Friday, 12 September 2025. Citing sources, it said that the suspected shooter of Charlie Kirk has been identified as Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old Utah local.
Tyler Robinson reportedly shot at Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump had announced that the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s shooting had been identified as Tyler. “I think, with a high degree of certainty, we have him,” Trump told ‘Fox & Friends’ during a live interview. “Somebody who was very close to him turned him in,” he added.
Trump said that Robinson’s father relayed the information through ‘a minister who was involved with law enforcement’.
The FBI and other security agencies detained two people immediately after the shooting, but released them within hours, following which the FBI posted photos and videos of Robinson trying to escape the UVU campus after the shooting. The bureau declared a reward of $100k was announced.
The state of Utah will be pursuing the death penalty when the suspect is caught, Governor Spencer Cox has said.
“I hope he was going to be found guilty, I would imagine, and I hope he gets the death penalty,” Trump said Friday. “What he did. Charlie Kirk was the finest person that he didn’t deserve this. He worked so hard and so well. Everybody liked him.”
Governor Spencer Cox said that Robinson has acted alone, although the investigation is ongoing.
Charlie Kirk, 31, was fatally shot on Wednesday, September 10, during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, while answering questions. He was hit in his neck and was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Charlie Kirk was a very close ally of United States President Donald Trump. He had been speaking at a debate hosted by Turning Point USA, a non-profit organisation he co-founded when he was shot.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump had announced that the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s shooting had been identified as Tyler. “I think, with a high degree of certainty, we have him,” Trump told ‘Fox & Friends’ during a live interview. “Somebody who was very close to him turned him in,” he added.
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