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‘He bagged 4-year scholarship’: US gov releases Tyler Robinson’s details

Utah Governor Spencer Cox has disclosed details of Tyler Robinson, 22-year-old suspected killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Speaking at a press conference on Friday, September 12, 2025, Cox said Robinson had lived for a long time with his family in Washington County in the southwest corner of Utah, near the Arizona and Nevada borders.

The suspect did not appear to have any criminal history, according to state records.

He was a registered voter but was not affiliated with a political party, according to voter records.

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At the time of the shooting, he was a third-year student in the electrical apprenticeship program at Dixie Technical College, part of Utah’s public university system.

He previously had earned a four-year scholarship to Utah State University in Logan, but left after one semester.

A neighbor, Steven Green, said he knew the family from attending the same Mormon church.

A family member interviewed by investigators said Robinson had become more political in recent years and had said to another relative that he disliked Kirk and his viewpoints.

He was arrested on suspicion of aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious injury and obstruction of justice, according to an affidavit filed by investigators.

Detained in the Utah County jail, he was expected to be formally charged early next week, Cox said.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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