Overview

• Authorities identified the suspect as Tyler Robinson, 22, who was taken into custody in Utah on the evening of September 11 on suspicion of murder with aggravating circumstances.
• Officials say family members recognized images released by investigators, and CNN reported Robinson allegedly confessed to his father, who secured him at home and contacted law enforcement.
• Surveillance video shows a gunman climbing to a rooftop minutes before the event, and investigators later recovered a Mauser rifle wrapped in cloth near the scene.
• Police reported finding spent casings inscribed with phrases including “Hey, Fascist, Catch!” and the refrain from “Bella Ciao,” and they tracked a gray Dodge Challenger from the campus to Robinson’s residence.
• Investigators also cited Discord messages with a roommate discussing how the rifle was concealed and retrieved, while President Trump confirmed the arrest and announced a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom for Kirk as his widow vowed to continue his work.