- Political activist Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was assassinated during an event hosted by TPUSA on Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition following the shooting, where he later died.
- Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old from Utah, was arrested on Sept. 12, 2025, as the suspect in the assassination on the Utah Valley University campus. His arrest followed a family member’s report of his confession, with Gov. Spencer Cox noting the capture occurred the evening of September 11.
- Robinson’s family described him as increasingly political in recent years, expressing a strong dislike for Kirk’s viewpoints at a pre-incident dinner.
- Surveillance footage captured Robinson arriving at the campus around 8:29 a.m. on September 10 in a gray Dodge Challenger, dressed in casual attire, carrying a Mauser Model 98 .30-06 bolt-action rifle wrapped in a towel; the weapon and engraved casings were recovered nearby with anti-fascist and “furry community” references. Read More
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