Son of Republicans, 22 years old and recently politicized: what we know about the man arrested for the murder of Charlie Kirk

WashingtonThe alleged perpetrator of the fatal shot, fired at more than 180 meters away, that killed Charlie Kirk is Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old resident of Utah. Authorities announced his arrest this morning, after two days of intensive search. "We have him," celebrated the governor of Utah, Republican Spencer Cox, at the press conference, in which he explained that a relative of the young man was the one who betrayed him. The political motivations for the attack against the far-right activist would be proven by the inscriptions found on the bullet casings and add fuel to the fire in the witch hunt that the Trumpist bases want to instigate against the left.

Some of the recorded messages read by the governor of Utah included the phrases: "Hey fascist! Take it" and "Beautiful ciao, beautiful ciao", the well-known anthem of the Italian partisans, a symbol of the anti-fascist struggle. On a third cap he also engraved: "If you read this, you are gay. LMAO,” the texting slang expression for a laugh. On the voter registry in Utah, a majority-Republican state, Robinson was registered as a “no party voter.” His parents were registered Republicans.

crime after his parents recognized him in the images that the FBI had released asking for help from citizens. $100,000 that the FBI was offering in exchange for handing the young man over.

A relative of Robinson explained to investigators that the young man had become “politicized” in recent years and believed that Kirk “was full of hate and spread hate like he was okay.” Valley University, which would end up being his last parliament before Robinson pulled the trigger. called for an end to the spiral of political violence, “because the problem is that you can always point the finger at the other side, and at some point we have to find a way out, or it will all get worse.” Now, the The governor has already made it clear that Robinson faces the death penalty, which is still in effect in Utah. His charges include capital murder.

"History will dictate whether this is a turning point for our country, but each of us must make a decision right now about whether this is a turning point." He is known for his provocative nature, even going so far as to say that empathy "is an invention." New Age that does a lot of damage."

Kirk, a self-proclaimed Christian, questioned the principle of empathy in a radio interview discussing the situation of migrants. He said, "Toxic empathy can be used like an unclean spirit to destabilize empathy." first to announce that authorities had already arrested the young man "I believe, with a high degree of certainty, we have him in custody," the president said in an early morning broadcast on FOX. informing agents that Robinson had confessed to the murder. A relative of the young man also told investigators that the boy had mentioned his dislike of Kirk during dinner a few days before the shooting. A roommate also showed authorities messages Robinson had sent him via video details of the shooting. Cox explained that he talked about getting the rifle, making inscriptions on the bullet casings and leaving the weapon wrapped in a black towel in the bushes. his family.

Last night, the FBI released new videos of the suspect in the murder of the far-right ultraconservative activist during an event at Utah Valley University. The FBI in Salt Lake City had previously released two images of the suspect: a man dressed in black clothing, sunglasses, and a cap. The influencer The Trump supporter was speaking in the middle of the university campus during one of the events organized by his platform, Turning Point Action, when Robinson fired the bullet, fatally wounding him in the neck. The chilling images of the incident were recorded on the cell phones of hundreds of attendees and quickly flooded social media. This latest episode of political violence, just three months after the assassination of a Democratic state congresswoman, further deepens the country's social fracture and threatens to become the new normal in American public life.

Kirk's murder has become a catalyst for hatred against the left, a sentiment fueled and capitalized on by Trump in the hours following the events. The president has already declared national mourning until Sunday, with the country's flags lowered to half-mast, and plans to hold a posthumous ceremony to award him the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Everything is geared toward enthroning Kirk as a political martyr of Trumpism.

The reaction to Kirk's murder, raising fears of renewed political violence, stands in stark contrast to the response to the assassination of the Democratic state congresswoman. The incident, despite being condemned by the president, was not treated with the same gravity. May the death ofinfluencer MAGA, the trigger for a renewed surge in political violence, is also a symptom of how Trump continues to set the agenda. His followers, including White House advisor Stephen Miller, speak of the "pain of the left," as if the ultraconservative movement were the victim of a kind of harassment when it sits in power and holds sway over the algorithm.