Suspected Charlie Kirk gunman Tyler Robinson was turned in by his father, reports claim

"Utah's governor Spencer Cox said yesterday that Tyler Robinson (22) confided in a family member, who called their church minister, who in turn contacted a local sheriff. According to US media reports, the family member was the father of the accused. Mr Cox said the suspected gunman had indicated to a family friend afterwards that he was responsible. The Republican governor also cited as key pieces of evidence engravings on bullets found in a rifle believed to have been used in the attack, as well as instant-­messaging app communications attributed to the suspect, which a roommate shared with law enforcement."

"The bolt-action rifle was found wrapped in a towel in a wooded area near the Utah Valley University campus, with a scope mounted on top. Messages on a fired bullet casing said: "Notices, bulges, OwO what's this?". Inscriptions were also found on three unfired casings reading: "Hey fascist! Catch! " with an up arrow, a right arrow and three down arrows, "Oh Bella, ciao, bella, ciao Bella ciao ciao ciao" and "If you read this, you are gay LMAO"."

"Mr Cox called Mr Kirk's killing an "attack on the American experiment", and urged a new generation to "choose a different path". "This is our moment: do we escalate or do we find an off-ramp?" Mr Cox asked, making an impassioned plea for young people to bridge differences through common ground rather than violence. "It's a choice." Mr Robinson is believed to have acted alone, and the investigation is ongoing, according to Mr Cox. News of his arrest yesterday was disclosed by US president Donald Trump, who said in a Fox News Channel interview that, "with a high degree of certainty, we have him". It came hours after the FBI and state officials had pleaded for public help by releasing additional photographs of the suspect, a move that se"

A 22-year-old suspect, Tyler Robinson, was identified after he confided in a family member who alerted a church minister and then a local sheriff; media reports name the family member as the suspect's father. The governor cited the suspect's admission to a family friend, engravings on bullet casings, and instant-messaging app communications shared by a roommate as key evidence. Investigators recovered a bolt-action rifle near the Utah Valley University campus. Officials described inscriptions on fired and unfired casings. The governor called the killing an attack on the American experiment and urged nonviolence. The arrest was announced publicly amid an ongoing investigation.

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