Tyler Robinson, 22, is suspected of killing right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. He was scared of being shot by police and agreed to bring himself in as long as it was peaceful.
The Associated Press reported that Robinson went to the Washington County Sheriff’s office with his parents to surrender himself in just one day after the murder of 31-year-old Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on September 10.
Sheriff Brooksby, who was present at the surrender but not the inquiry that followed, said that Robinson was “afraid” of being shot by police. Robinson also said that he didn’t want a SWAT team to come to his house. The sheriff said that the suspect looked quiet and sad when he came to turn himself in. This matches what his neighbors have said about him. The sheriff said, “He didn’t want a big SWAT team at his parents’ house or his apartment. He was really scared that the police would shoot him.”
Robinson was formally charged with aggravated murder on Tuesday, September 16. He was also accused with other crimes, such as obstructing justice and interfering with witnesses. In a court document, prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty. They said this was “based on the available evidence and circumstances and nature of the crime.” The prosecution has also shown a number of incriminating communications and DNA evidence that they say connect Robinson to the murder.
Now the court is getting ready to choose a lawyer for Robinson.
Last week, the murder of Charlie Kirk, a well-known person and personal friend of President Donald Trump, shocked the whole country. Students at Utah Valley University went back to campus for the first time since the shooting on Wednesday. They gathered quietly in the courtyard where Kirk was shot and killed.