Overview

• Tyler Robinson, 22, is being held in the Spanish Fork county jail on preliminary charges that include aggravated homicide, weapons offenses and obstruction, with no formal indictment filed.
• Gov. Spencer Cox confirmed Robinson’s transgender partner lived with him, is cooperating fully with police and is not suspected of involvement.
• Investigators identified Robinson after a family member conveyed a confession or implication through a friend to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
• Authorities are reviewing physical and digital evidence, including a recovered rifle and shell casings bearing antifascist messages, while Robinson has declined to explain his actions.
• National attention intensified after President Donald Trump highlighted the arrest, urged the death penalty for the accused and said he intends to award Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom.