2 h. ago Utah Governor says Charlie Kirk's alleged killer joked about his resemblance to assassin online

Tyler Robinson, 22, the man accused of killing conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, had joked that the shooter was his 'doppelganger' hours before he was arrested.

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4 h. ago New video appears to show Charlie Kirk murder suspect stalking campus hours before shooting: Live updates

Gov Spencer Cox says suspect radicalized online and ‘not cooperating,’ as motive remains unclear

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4 h. ago Charlie Kirk shooting suspect was on the left but motive still unclear, Utah governor says

Accused gunman Tyler Robinson’s alleged political views differed from conservative family, according to officials

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5 h. ago Trump says alleged Charlie Kirk shooter was 'totally radicalized and crazy'

Donald Trump said that Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old man who was arrested and charged in connection with the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, was "totally radicalized and crazy"

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5 h. ago Kirk shooting suspect had ‘very different ideology’ than conservative family, Utah governor says

Spencer Cox says suspect, who isn’t cooperating with officials, had been ‘radicalized’ and was in relationship with person transitioning from male to femaleThe Utah governor, Spencer Cox, on Sunday told national talkshows that the man suspected of killing Turning Point USA executive director Charlie Kirk was living with and in a relationship with a person “transitioning from male to female” as investigators continue exploring a possible motive in the attack.The Republican politician’s comments came four days after Kirk – a critic of gay and transgender rights – was shot to death from a distance with a rifle during an event at Utah Valley University shortly after asserting that “too many” trans people had committed mass shootings in the US. In reality, according to what the nonpartisan Gun Violence Archive said to NBC News, only about a tenth of 1% of such cases over the previous decade have allegedly been carried out by trans people. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Charlie Kirk’s alleged shooter Tyler Robinson mocked manhunt and joked about claiming reward

Suspected killer Tyler Robinson made twisted gags that his “doppelganger” had pulled the trigger so he should claim the reward money just hours after the MAGA activist was shot dead on Wednesday.

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6 h. ago Charlie Kirk ‘shooter’ refuses to confess or cooperate with authorities

The man accused of shooting right-wing activist Charlie Kirk is expected to be formally charged on Tuesday

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6 h. ago ‘Not an autocrat’: Fetterman warns Democrats must be nicer to Trump

Fetterman says Democrats must tone down criticism of Republicans after Charlie Kirk’s shooting death

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8 h. ago Utah governor blames social media for fomenting US political violence

Spencer Cox said accused shooter of Charlie Kirk had been a ‘very normal young man’ who was radicalised online

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8 h. ago Utah University students struggling with grief days after Charlie Kirk’s assassination

A mural for Charlie Kirk has been set up at Utah Valley University

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9 h. ago Shooting suspect had ‘very different ideology’ than conservative family, Utah governor says

Spencer Cox says suspect had been ‘radicalized’, and had a romantic partner transitioning from male to femaleThe Utah governor, Spencer Cox, on Sunday told national talkshows that the man suspected of killing Turning Point USA executive director Charlie Kirk was living with and in a relationship with a person “transitioning from male to female” as investigators continue exploring a possible motive in the attack.The Republican politician’s comments came four days after Kirk – a critic of gay and transgender rights – was shot to death from a distance with a rifle during an event at Utah Valley University while speaking with a student about mass shootings in the US and trans people. Nonetheless, Cox stopped short of saying that officials had determined the suspect’s partner’s alleged status was a factor in Kirk’s killing. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Charlie Kirk murder suspect radicalized online and ‘not cooperating,’ Utah Gov says as motive still unclear: Live updates

Gov Spencer Cox says trans partner 'incredibly cooperative' and 'had no idea this was happening'

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10 h. ago Utah governor says it's too soon to be sure of motive on Kirk shooting but suspect was on the left

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says investigators are not yet ready to discuss a motive in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk but the 22-year-old who was arrested leaned to the left

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11 h. ago Charlie Kirk murder suspect joked with friends that his ‘doppelganger’ was the shooter: Live updates

Competing theories swirl online over motive for assassination of Turning Point USA founder as widow, Erika Kirk, says ‘American Comeback’ tour will continue

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12 h. ago Charlie Kirk murder suspect 'joked with pals about manhunt' and 'doppelganger'

Tyler Robinson allegedly joked with his friends online about the Charlie Kirk shooting, even claiming the suspect was his 'doppelganger', before he was arrested

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12 h. ago After Charlie Kirk's death, workers learn the limits of free speech in and out of their jobs

In the days following the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, numerous workers have been fired for their comments on his death, among them MSNBC political analyst Matthew Dowd

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12 h. ago Schoolfriends of suspected Charlie Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson thought he would grow up to be a billionaire CEO

Robinson, 22, was on Friday arrested on suspicion of assassinating the conservative political activist, 31, at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.

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15 h. ago Charlie Kirk suspect Tyler Robinson seen driving near campus hours before shooting in new CCTV footage

Newly released footage shows Charlie Kirk murder suspect Tyler Robinson patrolling a residential street near Utah Valley university, hours before the shooting.

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16 h. ago Murder suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting ‘lived with trans partner’

The partner, who lives with Kyle Robinson in a three-bedroom apartment in Utah, is ‘fully co-operating’ with the FBI

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19 h. ago Charlie Kirk's 'killer' made sick jokes just hours after 'shooting activist dead' as his twisted messages emerge

Just hours after Charlie Kirk was killed, suspect Tyler Robinson joked in a Discord chat about the shooting, mocking the FBI's manhunt and referencing a 'manifesto.'

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