Suspect Tyler Robinson, who allegedly killed Charlie Kirk, received a presidential scholarship to another Utah school and celebrated his future years before his arrest.
Robinson, 22, was seen on a video posted to social media celebrating a scholarship for Utah State University.
Robinson read a letter informing him of the $32,000 ‘presidential scholarship’ on a video posted to Facebook in March 2021.
‘Congratulations, you have been selected to receive the resident presidential scholarship from Utah State University,’ he proudly said while reading off the letter to family.
‘The scholarship is available for four years or eight semesters.’ His family cheered wildly.
Robinson was enrolled as a student at Utah State University for one semester in 2021, the school told Daily Mail.
Four years later, his father would turn him into the FBI as the alleged shooter who fatally shot Kirk, 31, in the neck on Wednesday.
The alleged killer confessed to his father Matt, who is a 27-year veteran of the Washington County Sheriff’s Department, sources told Daily Mail. His father then contacted authorities and secured his son before he could be taken into custody.
Suspect Tyler Robinson, 22, celebrating getting a presidential scholarship to Utah State University, where he went for one semester, in a video from 2021
Robinson was arrested 33 hours after allegedly shooting Charlie Kirk (pictured) in the neck at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday
Robinson was taken into custody around 11pm local time in southern Utah on Thursday night. He lives in a $600,000 six-bedroom home in Washington, Utah – about 260 miles south of Kirk’s assassination in Orem.
Authorities said at a press conference on Thursday night that Robinson will face the death penalty if convicted.
At press conference on Friday morning, Utah Governor Spencer Cox began his remarks by declaring: ‘We got him.’
He said that investigators learned from Robinson’s family that he had become more political in recent times, and had recently expressed his dislike for Kirk, describing him to his family as ‘full of hate.’
Cox said that casings from the weapon used to kill Kirk were found to have several anti-fascist messages engraved on them, including one referencing the Italian anti-fascist song Bella Ciao.
One engraving read: ‘Hey Fascists, Catch!’, and another read ‘If You Read This You Are Gay LMAO’, Cox said.
Robinson’s arrest comes after a manhunt for the suspect stretched to over a day and a half, with officials previously offering a reward of $100,000 for information leading to his capture.
Surveillance footage had been released showing a figure on top of a roof leaping from a building and sprinting into a nearby neighborhood after Kirk was shot from around 200 yards away.
‘Congratulations, you have been selected to receive the resident presidential scholarship from Utah State University,’ he proudly said while reading off the letter to family
Four years later, his father would turn him into the FBI as the alleged shooter
Robinson was enrolled as a student at Utah State University for one semester in 2021, the school told Daily Mail
The conservative commentator was hit by a single bullet while speaking to a crowd at the public university in Orem on Wednesday afternoon.
The father-of-two, known for his fierce MAGA views and thrilling debates with college kids across the country, collapsed immediately after being hit by the gunfire.
The alleged killer was found after multiple suspects were incorrectly apprehended on Tuesday.
Initially, a ‘person of interest’ was said to be in custody in connection with Kirk’s shooting, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox announced Wednesday evening.
However, they were later released, FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed.
‘The subject in custody has been released after an interrogation by law enforcement,’ Patel said in a statement.
Kirk was answering a question about mass shootings mere seconds before he was struck. He was rushed to hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Pictured: The mugshot of Robinson after he was taken into custody
Kirk leaves behind his wife Erika Frantzve, with whom he had a three-year-old daughter and a son, 16 months. The couple celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary in May.
President Donald Trump led the tributes for the late political commentator. ‘The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead,’ Trump wrote on Truth Social.
‘He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!’
The President has ordered all American flags to be lowered to half-staff until Sunday evening at 6pm EST in honor of Kirk.
FBI director Kash Patel paid tribute to Charlie Kirk during a Friday morning press conference where he announced the activist’s suspected killer had been taken into custody.
‘To my friend, Charlie Kirk: Rest now, brother. We have the watch. And I’ll see you in Valhalla,’ he said in the somber message.
Utah Governor Spencer urged Charlie Kirk’s supporters not to ‘rage’ in response to his assassination.
‘You are inheriting a country where politics feels like rage. It feels like rage is the only option,’ Cox said Friday morning.