Charlie Kirk: What we know about fatal shooting of conservative US activist
President Trump says "I think we've got him".
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On Friday President Trump said a suspect was in custody, telling Fox News: "I think we've got him."
At a subsequent press conference, Utah Governor Spencer Cox named the suspect as Tyler Robinson.
Here is what we know.
Kirk, 31, was speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem on 10 September, 2025 as part of his "American Comeback" tour.
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