Posted on 09/12/2025 10:58:51 AM PDT by Red Badger
Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson, 22, was taken into custody on Friday morning after his father confronted him about the murder.
Charlie Kirk was murdered in cold blood on Wednesday at an event at Utah Valley University after Robinson opened fire from an elevated position from a rooftop.
Robinson’s father, a veteran police officer, confronted him after Utah authorities released new photos of the suspect on Thursday.
According to The New York Post, Tyler Robinson threatened to take his own life rather than turn himself in.
The New York Post reported:
Accused Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson threatened to kill himself rather than surrender to authorities after his father confronted him about the sickening murder, according to law enforcement sources.
The father recognized his 22-year-old son from photos of the suspected shooter that were released by authorities Thursday, leading the parent to confront his son when he returned home, sources said.
Robinson ‘fessed up to the horrific shooting when his dad asked if he pulled the trigger — but originally refused to turn himself in to law enforcement, according to sources.
He told his father he’d rather kill himself, leading the parent to convince his son to speak with their youth minister, who also happens to be a US Marshals Service fugitive task force officer, sources said.
I’m glad we got him alive. It’s more cathartic to perform justice than to be left with a corpse and a bunch of questions. Also, he now has the opportunity to learn the joys of gen pop in Utah prison before he faces a firing squad.
Now the state can do it for them.
Not too quick on the trigger with the death penalty. Study him first, I say.
Hopefully, he'll be executed before he's 40.
Always the coward.
Luckily, for us all, Tyler the assassin was convinced to turn himself into the police. Apparently, one can go undercover so quickly, so totally, that not even the FBI or CIA or Local Police can find you in the first few days following.
It doesn’t make sense .Utah has the death pen
These “stories” are getting silly.... ?
“threatened to take his own life “
42% statistic is undefeated
He sure is purty. He shall be popular.
Ditto
Is there a jail cell large enough for his influencers in big media, the corrupt in Washington D.C., and those from the enemy camps in these universities?
Enjoy many years of romantic candlelight dinners with Bubba.
It’s only been two days though it feels like a week.
I agree.
We need to find out really what drives these people other than conclude “they’re crazy”.
I don’t believe the left wants to see that happen though.
Nobody will take responsibility or punished for radicalizing him.
If he killed himself or was killed by police, the whole case would go down the memory hole like Butler, PA.
I think I agree. Use him like a brillo pad and get all the useful info from him as possible and then put it out its misery.
wasn’t a serious threat to kill himself because he’s still here-
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