Authorities are suspected Tyler Robinson, 22, who is in custody; He was arrested in St. George, Utah, about 250 kilometers from the city of Orem, where the activist was murdered with a shot
The authorities of the announced, on Friday (12), that they detained the person who believe they shot and killed, a right-wing and ally activist close to the president. This is what is known so far.
The suspect
Authorities are suspected Tyler Robinson, 22, who is in custody. He was arrested in St. George, Utah, about 250 kilometers from the city of Orem, where Kirk was shot dead while talking to a crowd at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. Security forces said his family helped deliver him after he insinuated he was the author of the attack on Kirk.
The attack
Kirk, leader of the country’s largest conservative young movement, who founded in 2012 at the age of 18, was talking around noon on Wednesday when a shot was heard. The 31 -year -old man fell with a neck wound, according to a video recorded closely from the stage. Shortly thereafter, Trump announced that he had died. Authorities claim that the perpetrator used a high power rifle and fired from the roof of a building at a distance of up to 185 meters from the target. They said the killer was lying on his stomach, a position that could increase accuracy.
The reason
Kirk was a right hero and helped Trump build a great young man to victory in the last presidential elections. It was also a highly divisive figure, as he defended radical positions on race, gender and the possession of weapons. However, even many of his critics often praised Kirk’s willingness to discuss.
He was on a tour giving lectures when he visited the university in Utah. Authorities do not yet know the reasons for the attack. The supposed shooter was not a university student.
The tracks may be in the inscriptions found in the bullet cartridges at the crime scene. He read in one of them: “Hey, fascist, take it!” Said Utah’s governor, Spencer Cox. Another said “Bella Ciao”, apparently a reference to the Italian antifascist song of the time of World War II.
Other cartridges were marked with symbols and words that seemed to come from the culture of video games. The United States has registered shots and attacks on political motivations repeatedly in the last decade, including two murder attempts against Trump during the 2024 election campaign.
The country also has a long history of political violence. Shots, typically committed by young people with disorders, are also common, and powerful firearms are easily accessible.
The political reaction
Politicians from the whole spectrum quickly condemned the murder, many installing Americans to try to overcome the growing divisions. Trump’s first reaction on Wednesday was to blame “the radical left.” But he moderated his rhetoric on Thursday and said Kirk had been “a defender of nonviolence.” “This is how I would like people to react,” he said.
Kirk is treated as a national hero by the Trump administration, who will posthumously granted him the largest civil honor in the United States, the Freedom Medal. The Republican President also assured journalists that he will attend the activist’s funeral. Kirk’s coffin was transported to his Phoenix hometown of Vice President Jd Vance’s official plane.
*With information from AFP
Posted by Fernando Dias
