Utah town reels after local resident accused of Charlie Kirk killing

Tyler Robinson is accused of killing Charlie Kirk during an open-air speaking event.

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Yet, the last 48 hours have left residents wondering how the portal to the most beautiful parts of the country may have produced one of its ugliest acts of political violence in years.

Tyler Robinson, the man authorities accused of killing the conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University this week, resided in the area, according to police. He is now in custody after his father apparently persuaded him to surrender.

Local and federal law enforcement officers descended on typically quiet blocks in Washington and nearby St George, banging on doors and closing off streets as they carried out a high-stakes investigation.

Outside the Robinson family home in Washington, neighbours expressed shock that a fellow resident could have committed such an attack.