22-years-old Charlie Kirk shooting suspect in custody after manhunt. *Mrs. Kirk vows to husband’s legacy
22-years-old Tyler Robinson, the shooting suspect of the United States of America’s Conservative Activist, Charlie Kirk is now cooling off his head in custody, following an intense manhunt.
Erika Kirk, bereaved wife of the popular Activist has vowed to continue holding Turning Point USA events.
BACKGROUND
Earlier, famousreporters.com reports that Kirk, aged 31, a co-founder of Turning Point USA and a prominent ally of the U.S. President Donald Trump was shot dead on Wednesday, while hosting a college event for the organisation.
“The great, and even legendary, Charlie Kirk is dead. No one understood or had the heart of the youth in the United States of America better than Charlie.” Heartbroken Trump had posted.
Meanwhile, prior to the incident, the deceased was viewed by Americans as both a rising force in Conservative Activism and a deeply polarising figure. His social media platforms and his p pleaseopular daily podcast regularly showcased him debating students on issues such as climate change, religion and family values.
However, his remarks on gender, race and politics also drew strong liberal criticism.
A video circulating online appears to show some young Americans reacting to the news of his reported death with indifference or even satisfaction.
One person said, “I feel happy, goodbye,” while another responded, “That’s good,” when asked how they felt about the activist’s death.
Others in the clip accused Kirk of misogyny, with one remarked saying, “Girl, someone had to do it that’s how I feel at this point in time.”
HIDDEN FACTS ABOUT CHARLIE KIRK’S SHOOTING
According to CBS News, Law enforcement officials on Friday announced the arrest of 22-year-old Tyler Robinson for the shooting death of Charlie Kirk.
It will be recalled that Kirk, a conservative activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, died Wednesday after he was shot at an event at Utah Valley University. He was speaking to a large crowd at an outdoor “Prove Me Wrong” debate, where he invites students to challenge his political and cultural views.
Authorities shared a video late Thursday of the suspect climbing down from a roof following the shooting, after sharing images throughout the day of a “person of interest” and asking the public for help in identifying the individual.
Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, spoke out late Friday, vowing that Turning Point USA will keep hosting campus events.
President Trump paid tribute to Kirk, and elected officials on both sides of the aisle swiftly condemned the attack and denounced acts of political violence.
Mourning her deceased husband, Mrs. Kirk alleged that her husband was killed “because he preached a message of patriotism”. She, however, stated yesterday, that Turning Point USA events would not go into extinction following her husband’s demise but vowed to continue the event despite the odds.
She insisted that, “the movement my husband built will not die.”
According to the young widow, Turning Point USA will still host its fall college campus tour, and its AmericaFest conference in December will still take place.
“The evildoers responsible for my husband’s assassination have no idea what they have done,” she said. “They killed Charlie because he preached a message of patriotism, faith and of God’s merciful love. They should all know this: If you thought that my husband’s mission was powerful before, you have no idea … what you just have unleashed across this entire country and this world.”
“The cries of this widow will echo around the world like a battle cry,” she said.
Earlier in her address, she referred to her husband as a martyr.
ERIKA KIRK REMEMBERS HER HUSBAND, APPRECIATES TRUMP AND VANCE
In an emotional address Friday, Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika, said her husband “wanted to be remembered for his courage and for his faith.”
“He was the perfect father. He was the perfect husband,” she said in her first public remarks since Kirk was fatally shot Wednesday.
She also thanked police, first responders and staff at Turning Point USA — as well as Vice President JD Vance and President Trump.
“Mr. President, my husband loved you and he knew that you loved him too,” she said.
WHO IS ERIKA KIRK?
Erika Kirk, the widowed wife of the former US Conservative Activist made a public appearance on Friday, two days after her husband of four years, Charlie Kirk, was killed in a shooting, at Utah Valley University.
Erika Kirk collaborated with her husband for years, often speaking at Turning Point USA events about politics, religion and her beliefs on family. Charlie and Erika Kirk frequently spoke about their marriage in public events, offering advice to younger attendees and promoting conservative views on family.
“For me as a wife, my biblical role is to be the helpmate to my husband,” Erika Kirk said in an appearance on The Charlie Kirk Show earlier this year. “That does not mean I’m less than you. That does not mean that I am above you.”
During that appearance, Erika Kirk said she’s more conservative than her husband.
“Not even close,” Charlie Kirk agreed. “I am a moderate compared to Erika.”
She also hosts a podcast called Midweek Rise Up. She founded a clothing line called PROCLAIM and a ministry called BIBLEin365.
A Phoenix-area native, Erika Kirk won Miss Arizona USA in 2012. She attended Arizona State University, and later earned a juris master in legal studies from Liberty University, according to a biography on her website.
She and Charlie Kirk wed in 2021, after they got engaged in 2020 and started dating in 2018, according to social media posts. They had two children.
Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika, will give first public remarks tonight
Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, will speak publicly at 8:15 p.m. ET, in her first remarks since the shooting that killed her husband, according to Turning Point USA.
TRUMP JR. CONDEMNS CELEBRATION OF KIRK’S KILLING
Donald Trump Jr., who was a close friend of Kirk’s, said any celebration of his friend’s killing is “truly disgusting.” The president’s son was interviewed on Fox News with Martha McCallum Friday afternoon.
“It’s just been very hard, Martha,” he said. “When you think about what’s gone on over the last few years, when you look at the vilification of Charlie that I’m seeing every day since then, the celebration of his assassination in cold blood in front of his wife and young children, it is truly disgusting.”
The president’s son said Kirk gave a platform to “his biggest detractors.”
“He gave the people who hated him most an opportunity to argue their standpoint,” he said.
Robinson was arrested on charges including aggravated murder
Robinson was arrested on charges of aggravated murder, obstruction of justice for moving and hiding the gun believed to be used in the attack and felony discharge of a firearm causing bodily injury, according to a booking sheet from the Utah County Sheriff. All three are felonies.
A probable cause statement details the events leading up to and after the shooting at Utah Valley University, as well as descriptions of Robinson, the suspected shooter, and his movements.
Law enforcement said the suspect was spotted on the roof of the Losee Center building on campus and, after the shot rang out, was seen on surveillance footage running to the edge of the building and dropping to the grass below.
The probable cause statement says the rifle recovered by police was a Mauser Model 98, .30-06 caliber bolt action rifle and had a scope mounted on top of it. It was wrapped in a dark-colored towel, according to the document.
The statement also describes how Robinson came to the attention of authorities, as well as investigators’ interviews with his family member and roommate, the details of which were announced by Cox earlier Friday.
Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray is expected to file formal charges against Tyler Robinson on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, the Utah County Attorney’s Office said in a news release Friday.
The office said it is reviewing the evidence in order to determine what charges it will file against Robinson.
Discord says it has suspended account belonging to Robinson, says messages on planning apparently not sent on platform
A spokesperson for the social media platform Discord said that it removed an account associated with Tyler Robinson, who police have accused of killing Kirk, for violating its “off-platform behavior policy.”
“We strongly condemn violence of any kind, including political violence, and we will continue to coordinate closely with law enforcement,” a spokesperson for the company said in a statement.
But the statement also refuted that messages about “planning details” were sent on the platform. Cox, Utah’s governor, said during a press conference earlier Friday that Robinson’s roommate showed law enforcement Discord messages affiliated with a contact “Tyler” that referenced the need to retrieve a rifle from a “drop point,” leaving the gun in a bush and the rifle wrapped in a towel.
“We are deeply saddened by this tragedy and extend our condolences to the Kirk family and everyone affected. In the course of our investigation, we identified a Discord account associated with the suspect, but have found no evidence that the suspect planned this incident or promoted violence on Discord,” the spokesperson said. “The messages referenced in recent reporting about planning details do not appear to be Discord messages.”
The spokesperson said the messages were “communications between the suspect’s roommate and a friend after the shooting, where the roommate was recounting the contents of a note the suspect had left elsewhere.”
Secret Service EXCUSES AN AGENT WHO WROTE A NEGATIVE FACEBOOK POST ABOUT KIRK
The U.S. Secret Service put on leave an agent who expressed negative opinions on social media about slain conservative influencer Charlie Kirk and revoked his security clearance, two U.S. officials said.
Anthony Pough wrote in a Facebook post Wednesday that Kirk had “spewed hate and racism on his show … at the end of the day, you answer to GOD, and speak things into existence. You can only circumvent karma, she doesnt leave.”
In a memo to staff that was shared with CBS News, Secret Service Director Sean Curran said politically motivated attacks in the United States are on the rise, and staff shouldn’t exacerbate the problem.
“Let me be clear, politically motivated attacks in our nation are increasing — seemingly every day,” Curran wrote. “The men and women of the Secret Service must be focused on being the solution, not adding to the problem.”
