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A mugshot of Tyler Robinson, the man suspected of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk is shown.

Courtesy Utah Governor's Office

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Well-wishers pay their respects at a makeshift memorial at the national headquarters of Turning Point USA shown after the shooting death of Charlie Kirk, the co-founder and CEO of the organization, during a Utah college event Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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A mugshot of Tyler Robinson, the man suspected of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk is shown.

Courtesy Utah Governor's Office

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Less than two days after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, a southern Utah man who authorities say is responsible for the act, is in custody.

22-year-old Tyler Robinson was arrested in Washington County where he resides late Thursday night, he was transported northward and booked into the Utah County Jail early Friday morning, Gov. Spencer Cox announced a press conference Friday morning.

“Good morning ladies and gentlemen…we got him,” said Cox, at the start of the briefing.

The Governor confirmed the news hours after President Donald Trump made the announcement about the latest development during a segment on the Fox News Channel earlier Friday morning.

“With a high degree of certainty, we have him,” Trump announced.

Kirk was speaking at a debate hosted by his nonprofit political youth organization, Arizona-based Turning Point USA, when a shot rang out from the top of a nearby building and struck him in the neck.

Kirk was rushed to nearby Timpanogos Regional Hospital where he later died.

Robinson was turned into the Washington County Sheriff’s Office by family members, according to Cox.

“A family member of Tyler Robinson reached out to a family friend who contacted the Washington County Sheriff’s Office with information that Robinson had confessed to them or implied that he had committed the incident,” he told reporters.

That information was relayed to law enforcement in Utah County, UVU and the FBI.

FBI Director Kash Patel called the apprehension of the suspect “historic” given efforts from local, state and national authorities to capture the suspect.

“I just want to express my gratitude for giving us the resources we need to operate in this space, to bring this sort of justice at this sort of speed,” he said, “In 33 hours, we have made historic progress for Charlie.”

During Friday’s briefing, Cox said investigators reviewed additional video footage from UVU surveillance and identified Robinson arriving on campus in a gray Dodge Challenger just before 8:30 Wednesday morning, just hours ahead of Kirk’s speaking engagement.

Robinson is observed in those images wearing a plain maroon t-shirt, light colored shorts, a black hat with a white logo and light colored shoes. 

At some point before the shooting, he changed clothes to a dark colored hat, sunglasses, a long sleeve black shirt with a picture of an American flag and an eagle printed on the shirt, dark colored jeans, and white/gray shoes with white colored shoelaces.

Charging documents state that at around 12:02 p.m., the suspect was seen walking near the north side of the Losee Center building on UVU’s campus and entered through the southeast doors. 

By 12:15 p.m, he went upstairs to the common area, climbed over a short wall onto the rooftop, crouched there, and then began running across the rooftop at approximately 12:22 p.m.

Charging documents revealed a family member of Robinson confirmed his recent political views and mentioned a conversation about Charlie Kirk, expressing dislike for his views and that he was planning to travel to UVU for the event.

Authorities said more than 7,000 tips were received by the public, and more than 200 interviews with witnesses had been conducted in assistance to help capture the individual connected to the criminal act.

Utah County Sheriff, Mike Smith thanked community members for their support since the shooting occurred at UVU as well as partnering law enforcement agencies

“I would like to thank the public who turned to prayers and who turned to positivity for us, I would like to thank them on behalf of the law enforcement community, because we needed those prayers,” he said, “That’s what we needed to get through this.”

This is a developing story as the investigation is ongoing.

The Daily Herald will update our readers as more information becomes available.