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by WILL FOLKS
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The alleged perpetrator of one of the most paradigm-shifting assassinations in modern American history – the callous, calculated and ideologically motivated murder of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk – has been identified by authorities as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson of Washington County, Utah.
Robinson was booked into the Utah County jail after being arrested at 10:00 p.m. MDT on Thursday – approximately 33 hours after Kirk’s murder. Charging documents for aggravated murder, obstruction of justice and “felony discharge of a firearm” are expected to be filed against him within the next few days, according to Utah governor Spencer Cox.
“It did happen here – it was one of us.” Cox said.
While the investigation into Kirk’s murder is ongoing, authorities have stated they believe Robinson acted alone and they are not seeking any additional persons of interest in connection with the graphic shooting. They also debunked speculation that foreign assets may have played a role in Kirk’s murder.
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Cox and U.S. president Donald Trump – who announced Robinson’s apprehension during an appearance on Fox News – have both stated they expect to see prosecutors pursue the death penalty in this case.
“I hope he’s going to be found guilty, and I hope he gets the death penalty,” Trump said. “What he did — Charlie Kirk was the finest person and he didn’t deserve this.”
Utah’s code of laws (§ 76-5-202) provides for the death penalty in cases of “aggravated murder,” a classification which – among other factors – includes the “collateral risk” of other deaths as an aggravating factor.
Prosecutors will have sixty days from Robinson’s arraignment to file a notice of their intent to seek the death penalty, which is administered in Utah via lethal injection or by firing squad. A court must concur there is “good cause” to seek the punishment once a prosecutor submits a notice.
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Cox also called for Americans to examine themselves as they respond to Kirk’s murder.
“I absolutely believe this is a watershed moment in our nation’s history,” Cox added. “The question is what type of watershed. Is this the end of a dark chapter in our nation’s history? Or the beginning of an even darker chapter.”
Cox repeatedly urged citizens to find an “off-ramp” for the hatred, divisiveness and violence suddenly so pervasive in our country.
Robinson – who lived with his parents and two younger siblings in Washington County – was allegedly “full of hate” for conservatives. Bullets recovered from the weapon allegedly used to murder Kirk contained writings which pointed to his possible motivation for carrying out the assassination.
“If you read this, you are gay LMAO,” one bullet allegedly noted.
“Hey fascist, catch!” another read.
Yet another unfired projectile recovered with the weapon allegedly read “O Bella Ciao” – Italian for “goodbye, beautiful” – a term used by Nazi hunters.
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Kirk, 31, originally of Chicago, was struck down by an assassin’s bullet shortly after 12:23 p.m. MDT on Wednesday (September 10, 2025) as he hosted a public forum on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. His murder has sparked an outpouring of grief – and a wave of outrage against politically motivated violence in the United States.
Of interest? Kirk was gunned down at the precise moment in his appearance when he addressed the recent spate of mass murders committed by trans killers.
“Do you know how many transgender Americans have been mass shooters over the last 10 years?” an audience attendee asked Kirk.
“Too many,” he answered.
“Do you know how many mass shooters there have been in America over the last 10 years?” the attendee continued.
“Counting or not counting gang violence?” Kirk responded.
At that precise moment, the fatal shot rang out…
The conservative commentator was killed by a bullet fired from an “older model, imported” Mauser .30-06 caliber bolt action rifle. The projectile struck Kirk in the neck – an unsurvivable wound causing the immediate loss of massive amounts of blood.
Kirk was rushed to nearby Timpanogos Regional hospital, but pronounced dead shortly thereafter.
A rifle matching the description of the weapon in question was found wrapped in a towel in a wooded area near the campus.
“The spent cartridge was still chambered in addition to three unspent rounds at the top of the magazine,” an initial police report obtained by journalist Steven Crowder noted. “All cartridges have engraved wording on them, expressing transgender and anti-fascist ideology.”
This is a developing story… please check back for updates.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR…
Will Folks is the founding editor of the news outlet you are currently reading. Prior to founding FITSNews, he served as press secretary to the governor of South Carolina. He lives in the Midlands region of the state with his wife and eight children.
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10 comments
White male. Not trans. Not wearing drag. Most of the etchings were online/troll references.
So much for the reich wing narratives.
You need to read more. Facts matter, you hate filled lefty.
““Do you know how many transgender Americans have been mass shooters over the last 10 years?” an audience attendee asked Kirk.
“Too many,” he answered.”
Once again Fizznews omits the answer from the questioner, “Five”. Yes, 5 trans shooters out of the almost 6000 mass shootings in this country since 2013. Willful ignorance once more from this blahg.
Charlie Kirk was a hateful bigot whose history is being shamelessly whitewashed. His rhetoric is part of what Gov Empty Suit terms a “dark chapter.”
Where do you leftist get your bullshit statistics? Hate filled lefties are out today showing everyone how little respect for truth and life they have.
Nanker is just upset because Amazon misdelivered his sequin thong anal lube to his neighbor.
No party affiliation, didn’t vote last two elections. Now they can’t even pin it on Democrats anymore. :(
Maybe they’ll let Trump personally write MS-13 on his knuckles with a sharpie. Or maybe they can tweet out an AI video of him wearing a Kamala Harris shirt and waving a trans flag. Wasted opportunity to not control the narrative somehow.
Turns out he was a big fan of Nick Fuentes and to the extreme right, not left. Yet there are the MAGAs, trolling social media, trying to identify those mean liberals who didn’t respectfully worship their fallen “hero” Kirk. Yes, the right is declaring war on the libs, not taking a good look in the mirror and realizing the problem is with them. Who shot and killed the MN rep and her husband and dog? And shot another rep and their spouse? Yeah, a MAGA minister. You don’t know about that? Of course you don’t. You don’t think Fox, who has paid out nearly 2 billion in settlements over their 2020 election lies is going to admit a thing like that, do you? The call is coming from inside the MAGA house.
Don’t expect Fits to cover the latest right wing shooter in CO, either.
Ras can keep his alternative facts, not like he’s got anything else to say. I guess having the barest grasp on reality is too woke.
No hate here by the way. I don’t think Charlie should’ve been shot. Violence begets violence, hate begets hate. Being cool with lives lost for a warped take on the 2A is barbaric as hell. If it were my world, we’d do something about that. But, well, nothing has been done, nothing will be done. That is the world Charlie advocated for, and no, I’m not happy about that at all.
Are you?
That this alleged killer is a radical leftist is more than a stretch. When the dust settles and the facts come out a lot of people will have egg on their face. Bending the facts to fit a desired narrative is standard practice by the MAGA supporters s as and does a disservice to this country’s political culture.