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9:58 AM: Utah Governor reveals suspect in custody is named Tyler Robinson.
Moments after President Donald Trump himself announced the potential arrest of a suspect in the Charlie Kirk murder case, on Fox News, the FBI held a press conference at 9 AM.
Then postponing the conference, the FBI will announce that a suspect has indeed been arrested, according to several sources.
Other sources claim that the suspect in this case confessed to killing Charlie Kirk to his father, reports CNN.
Charlie Kirk was shot dead on September 10 at an event held at Utah Valley University, sending America into a state of shock.
In an address to the nation broadcast live from the Oval Office, President Trump reacted to the murder of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, shot dead at an event on a Utah campus just hours earlier.
The « radical left »
Describing the act, in his words and rightly so, as « a dark moment for America », Donald Trump went on to accuse the « radical left » of fueling a climate of violence by « demonizing those with whom you disagree with ».
« It’s high time all Americans and the media realized that violence and murder are the tragic consequence of demonizing those with whom you disagree. »
He cited as examples the assassination attempt against him and the forwards against ICE agents, while himself embodying, according to several observers, the polarization he claims to denounce:
« It’s long past time for all Americans and the media to confront the fact that violence and murder are the tragic consequence of demonizing those with whom you disagree day after day, year after year, in the most hateful and despicable way possible. »
Once again refusing to acknowledge that political violence affects both sides, Trump cites as examples attacks on himself and his own party, which he attributes to the « radical left ».
« From the attack on my life in Butler, Pennsylvania last year, which killed a husband and father, to the attacks on ICE agents, to the vicious murder of a healthcare executive in the streets of New York, to the shooting of House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and three others, radical left political violence has hurt too many innocent people and taken too many lives. »
Violence on both sides
Yet the president seems oblivious to the attacks suffered by the other side.
In 2018, several Democratic figures, including Obama, Clinton, Biden and Harris, were targeted by package bombs sent by a radicalized Trump supporter.
Since 2020, several Democratic figures have also been targeted by individuals driven by strong political polarization:
Gretchen Whitmer was the target of a kidnapping plot in 2020, Paul Pelosi was violently attacked with a hammer at his home in 2022, Angie Craig was attacked in her apartment building in 2023, Melissa Hortman was killed with her husband in a shootout targeting several Democratic elected officials in 2025, and Josh Shapiro survived an arson attack set at his official residence while sleeping there with his family that same year.
« For years, those on the radical left have compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis and the world’s worst mass murderers and criminals, » Trump adds.
The president concludes by promising that his administration will hunt down the guilty:
« My Administration will find each and every one of those who contributed to this atrocity and to other political violence, including the organizations that fund it and support it, as well as those who go after our judges, law enforcement officials, and everyone else who brings order to our country. »
Charlie Kirk, influential right-wing media personality and founder of Turning Point USA, was answering a question about shootings in the U.S., particularly transgender shooters, just before he was shot, according to multiple sources.
Witnesses to the killing of Charlie Kirk, a right-wing activist and a close ally of President Trump, described hearing a single gunshot as he spoke at an event at Utah Valley University, and seeing a stampede as the audience ran. Follow the latest updates: nyti.ms/48cWLPr
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) 2025-09-11T16:41:36.997841Z
« Prove Me Wrong »
He was participating in a « Prove Me Wrong » table, in what was the very first event of his American Comeback Tour, held outdoors on the campus of Utah Valley University.
According to several media outlets, including CNN and the New York Times, Charlie Kirk was answering a question about mass shootings involving transgender people in the minutes before he was murdered.
Mass shootings
According to CNN, a member of the audience asked him:
« Do you know how many transgender Americans have been mass shooters in the last 10 years? »
To which Kirk reportedly replied:
« Too many. »
The person then allegedly asked him if he knew the total number of mass shootings counted in the U.S. over the past ten years.
As Kirk asked if criminal gang violence should be included in the calculation, he was shot seconds later, according to several witnesses and videos of the scene posted online.
The question echoed Kirk’s recent controversial remarks after a shooting by a transgender woman at Annunciation Catholic Church, which killed 2 children and injured 21.
« Violent terrorists »
Kirk said at the time, « The trans movement is radicalizing the mentally ill into becoming violent terrorists who target children for murder. »
The FBI has released photos of a “person of interest” in connection with the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s shooter.
— The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) 2025-09-11T16:18:03.268950Z
The manhunt for the shooter is still underway, as new details emerge about the circumstances and identity of the alleged perpetrator of Charlie Kirk’s murder.
In particular, the FBI has released a photo of a person of interest.
Various sources, including the Wall Street Journal, also report that the weapon used was allegedly found in a wooded area near the university campus, and that ammunition engraved with words related to the transgender community and anti-fascist ideology may have been discovered at the crime scene.
The FBI, specifically the Salt Lake City, Utah department, has unveiled a photo of a person of interest in connection with the Charlie Kirk murder.
Authorities are asking members of the public to contact them if they have any information about this person or the murder of Charlie Kirk.
The manhunt continues.
Conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on September 10 by a gunman stationed no less than 600 feet from a conference the victim was attending at Utah Valley University.
More details to come.
The FBI still has no suspects after the assassination of conservative political influencer Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead in Utah last Wednesday (September 10), while speaking at Utah Valley University.
The assassin reportedly stood about 600 feet from the victim, on a rooftop, armed with a long-range weapon, before firing a single shot, hitting Charlie Kirk in the neck, The New York Times report.
Charlie Kirk’s death confirmed by Trump
Charlie Kirk’s death was confirmed quickly thereafter, initially by President Donald Trump himself.
Political activist and Trump ally Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at a Utah campus event, the president sayshttps://t.co/dQBnJ0axkg
— CNN (@CNN) September 10, 2025
No suspects yet at this stage, FBI confirms
Two suspects were quickly detained and questioned, with the first arrested at the scene, but neither proved to be the perpetrator of the crime, confirms the FBI.
In fact, the authorities have no suspects at the time of writing, while the FBI was holding a press conference on the morning of September 11.
Manhunt is still underway after the person of interest taken into custody in Charlie Kirk shooting investigation is releasedhttps://t.co/wGHM7pJf5h
— CNN (@CNN) September 11, 2025
Few images also appear to be available of the assassin’s location, while the FBI is asking civilians present at the event to submit their own photos and videos.
The murder of Charlie Kirk shocked the whole of America, of all political affiliations.
The Governor of Utah seemed particularly shaken by the assassination, which he did not hesitate to describe as political.
"This is a dark day for our state. It is a tragic day for our nation. I want to be very clear that this is a political assassination."
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox addresses the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University.https://t.co/tdBGqrklFe pic.twitter.com/oJ6VJVVgpG
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 10, 2025
More details to follow.