64 m. ago Charlie Kirk shooting suspect to be charged with murder as search for motive continues: Live updates

Suspected shooter has been uncooperative with authorities since surrendering to law enforcement

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3 h. ago What is and isn't true about Charlie Kirk's shooter: Misinformation spreads online

The suspect named in Charlie Kirk’s shooting is at the centre of a lot of speculation online – a lot of it false.

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3 h. ago Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson to be charged with murder as Trump pushes for death penalty: Live updates

Suspected shooter has been uncooperative with authorities since surrendering to law enforcement

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5 h. ago Man, 71, told cops he shot Charlie Kirk in order to give real shooter time to escape, documents say

‘I shot him, now shoot me,’ George Zinn told officers moments after Kirk’s assassination

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25 h. ago DNA evidence links suspect to killing of Charlie Kirk, FBI director says

Kash Patel says DNA found on towel wrapped around rifle believed to have been used to kill Kirk matches that of Tyler RobinsonKash Patel, the director of the FBI, has said that DNA evidence found by investigators links the man accused of killing rightwing political activist Charlie Kirk to the fatal attack despite his alleged refusal to cooperate with authorities after his arrest.Speaking on the conservative-friendly Fox News network on Monday morning, Patel said that DNA found on a towel wrapped around the rifle believed to have been used to kill Kirk matches that of the suspect in custody, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson. Continue reading...

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42 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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45 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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46 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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46 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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48 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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52 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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53 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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2 d. ago Trump says Kash Patel ‘has done a great job’ amid criticism over Charlie Kirk shooter investigation

FBI stumbled in early moments of manhunt for assassin, inaccurately claiming person of interest was in custody

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2 d. ago Questions linger about alleged shooter’s motivation for killing Charlie Kirk

After a connection to ‘trans ideology’ was retracted, suspect’s background and politics are being pored overThough the suspect in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was revealed by authorities on Friday, questions surrounding his identity and motivations have exacerbated intense US political debates in the aftermath of the shooting.Authorities revealed Kirk’s suspected killer to be Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old man who grew up in Washington, Utah, along the state’s south-western border. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump news at a glance: president urges death penalty in Charlie Kirk killing, as widow says: ‘we’ll never surrender’

President sought to cast people on the left as sole problem of US politics, while widow of Charlie Kirk said her ‘cries will echo around the world like a battle cry’ – key stories from 12 September at a glanceDonald Trump on Friday advocated for the death penalty in the killing of his close associate Charlie Kirk, as the widow of the rightwing activist spoke publicly for the first time since the shooting.The president told Fox & Friends in an interview – during which he also announced that a suspect was in custody – that he hopes the shooter “gets the death penalty”. He added: “Charlie Kirk was the finest person. He didn’t deserve this”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago ‘No idea what you’ve unleashed’: Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk’s widow, gives statement after husband’s shooting – follow live

Tyler Robinson, 22, the suspect in the shooting is expected to be charged on TuesdayCharlie Kirk shooting: Utah governor confirms arrest of suspectWhat we know after suspect’s arrest: details of messages and gun casings emergeA video, a pastor and a tense meeting: timeline of suspect’s arrestHere are some images coming to us via the wires.Democracy is the way that we have diverse societies that don’t kill each other, largely,” Lilliana Mason, a leading scholar of partisanship, observed recently. She added: “As soon as we stop believing in it, it disappears.” Dr Mason’s own research suggests that there is sharply rising tolerance of political violence. On Wednesday, it claimed one more victim. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Charlie Kirk shooting: suspect set to face aggravated murder charge

Tyler Robinson, 22, expected to be charged on Tuesday; family friend contacted authorities after being told he had shot rightwing activist Charlie Kirk shooting: Utah governor confirms arrest of suspectWhat we know after suspect’s arrest: details of messages and gun casings emergeA video, a pastor and a tense meeting: timeline of suspect’s arrestHere are some images coming to us via the wires.Democracy is the way that we have diverse societies that don’t kill each other, largely,” Lilliana Mason, a leading scholar of partisanship, observed recently. She added: “As soon as we stop believing in it, it disappears.” Dr Mason’s own research suggests that there is sharply rising tolerance of political violence. On Wednesday, it claimed one more victim. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago 'Charlie Kirk shooter suspect's idyllic suburb perfect place to hide killer secret'

EXCLUSIVE: Behind the walls of a two-storey suburban home, authorities say 22-year-old Tyler Robinson harboured a hatred so deep it drove him to assassinate Charlie Kirk

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4 d. ago All we know about Charlie Kirk shooter suspect Tyler Robinson – son of sheriff and student

Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested on Thursday evening in relation to the murder of right wing activist Charlie Kirk, who died after being shot on Thursday at Utah Valley University

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4 d. ago Charlie Kirk shooting latest: Utah governor confirms identity of suspect and says family friend turned him in

Spencer Cox says Tyler Robinson, 22, told family friend he had shot Kirk; FBI director says suspect was taken into custody on Thursday eveningCharlie Kirk shooting suspect arrested, says Trump: ‘We have him in custody’How Charlie Kirk pushed a new generation to the rightHere are some images coming to us via the wires.Democracy is the way that we have diverse societies that don’t kill each other, largely,” Lilliana Mason, a leading scholar of partisanship, observed recently. She added: “As soon as we stop believing in it, it disappears.” Dr Mason’s own research suggests that there is sharply rising tolerance of political violence. On Wednesday, it claimed one more victim. Continue reading...

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