Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin held ‘leftist ideology’ but motive still under investigation: Utah governor
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said on Sunday, Charlie Kirk suspected of the assassin, then in recent years after increasingly radicalized “left -wing ideology” developing a “very normal young”, he said.
Cox, 22 -year -old suspect Tyler Robinson’s new details about the NBC “Press Meet” announced, but the researchers continue to bring together information about the alleged assassin, said they are not ready to discuss a potential motive.
Cox said Robinson’s politics of his family and friends seem to shift to the left after leaving Utah State University.
“After that – after returning to the southern part of Utah, it seemed to have been a kind.” “Obviously, too many games were going on, there were friends who confirmed that this person was deep, dark internet, reddit culture and other dark places of the internet in which this person deepened.”
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Robinson is accused of hitting and killing Kirk for organizing a turning point at the Utah Valley University on Wednesday, his 31 -year -old husband and the father of two little children.
“Behind this, again, we all make a lot of conclusions about how such a person can radialize, and I think these are important questions and important questions for us to answer.”
Although Cox did not go into details about Robinson’s ideology, he pointed to the references engraved on ammunition used to kill Governor Kirk, “Hey, fascist! Catch! Catch!”
“You see this in the storage,” Cox said, “Today, noting the breast that occurred in our society.”
Cox said more information about the suspect and a potential motivation on Tuesday, when the charges against Robinson were filed.
Charlie Kirk’s shooter allegedly did not cooperate with the authorities Utah Gov. Says cox
High -level FBI officials have previously confirmed that Fox News Digital was “in a romantic relationship” with Robinson’s transsexual partner. Authorities said that Robinson lived with an unnamed person who switches to a woman and shared an apartment in Saint George.
Cox, the partner’s “cooperation with the authorities,” he said.
However, Robinson has not been cooperating with the authorities since his arrest, according to Cox.
“He didn’t confess to the authorities. He doesn’t cooperate, but all the people around him cooperate. And I think it’s very important,” COX said.
Authorities said in a statement on Sunday, Robinson’un mental health assessment to be completed under the “Special Clock” was done, he said.
Utah district sheriff department said in a statement, Robinson’s mental health assessment until the authorities keep a “close eye” to him.
Brooke Singman from Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
