Tyler Robinson might be sent to a terrifying prison if convicted of the murder of Charlie Kirk.
On Friday (12 September), the FBI announced that they had the suspected killer of Kirk in custody.
In a press conference, it was shared that 22-year-old man named Tyler Robinson, from Utah, was detained after a family member reached out to a friend who then tipped off authorities.
Kirk was shot in the neck on 10 September during a debate at a Utah university campus.
He was talking to Hunter Kozak about transgender mass shooters when he was killed.
After he was shot, Kirk was rushed to the hospital before President Donald Trump revealed he had passed away.
Later, Trump said in an interview with Fox News that the suspect was in custody, and he hoped Kirk’s killer would receive the death penalty.
Tyler Robinson could be eligible for the death penalty (Alex Walker / Getty)
Tyler Robinson could be eligible for the death penalty (Alex Walker / Getty)
“I hope he’s gonna be found guilty, I would imagine, and I hope he gets the death penalty for what he did,” he said.
Capital punishment is legal in Utah – something that Governor Spencer Cox warned the suspect while he was still at large, in a press conference: “I want to make it crystal clear right now to whoever did this, we will find you, we will try you and we will hold you accountable to the furthest extent of the law and I just want to remind people we still have the death penalty here in the state of Utah.”
Utah uses both lethal injection and firing squad to execute prisoners on Death Row.
However, it is used sparingly as only eight executions have taken place since 1976.
But prosecutors will have to prove that Robinson put others at ‘a great risk of death’ to have him eligible for the sentence.
According to MSNBC, the affidavit claims that a state officer thinks this could be done as he said Robinson shot Kirk ‘in a circumstance that put many around him at grave risk of death’, as Kirk was surrounded by 3,000 people at the time of his murder.
The prison in question is the Salt Lake City prison, which only opened three years ago.
Utah State Correctional Facility is where Robinson might do (Jeremy Christensen/ Getty)
Utah State Correctional Facility is where Robinson might do (Jeremy Christensen/ Getty)
Utah State Correctional Facility opened in July 2022 to replace the 70-year-old state prison.
It has around 3,600 beds for prisoners and houses both men and women.
It’s a mixed security facility, that holds people with little security needs to maximum security care.
The Daily Mail reported it cost one billion dollars to erect and was designed to aid in the recovery and rehabilitation of inmates.
It offers mental health, medical and geriatric care.
As for its execution history, there has only been one execution carried out since 2010.
Taberone Honie was executed in the building’s new execution chamber on 8 August last year.
Shockingly, the prison has come down with many controversies, despite being open just three years.
This includes a scabies outbreak, drug issues and too little staff.
The Utah Department of Health and Human Services revealed 140 inmates received treatment for scabies and the prison went on lockdown in March.
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Charlie Kirk murder suspect in custody named as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson
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Updated 15:02 12 Sep 2025 GMT+1
Published 14:31 12 Sep 2025 GMT+1
Charlie Kirk murder suspect in custody named as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson
The suspect has been identified as a 22-year-old from Utah
Lucy Devine
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A suspect in custody in connection with the death of Charlie Kirk is a 22-year-old from Utah named Tyler Robinson, sources have claimed.
A law enforcement official has told The Associated Press that authorities have identified the suspect, following US President Donald Trump’s announcement that a suspect had been taken into custody on Friday (12 September).
On Wednesday (10 September), Kirk, 31, was hit by a single shot to the neck during a Utah Valley University (UVU) event.
Kirk, a right-wing influencer, was taken to hospital by his security team, where he was declared dead.
While speaking to Fox News on Friday, Trump said, ‘with a high degree of certainty,’ that the suspect they have been looking for is currently in custody.
“I think with a high degree of certainty we have him in custody,” he said. “He’s in custody. We worked with the local police, the governor – everybody did a great job.”
Kirk was shot dead on Wednesday (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)
Kirk was shot dead on Wednesday (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)
Trump continued: “You know, getting somebody that you start off with absolutely nothing – and we started off with a clip that made him look like an ant – that was almost useless.
“We just saw somebody up there. And so much work has been done over the last two and a half days.
“You know, it’s amazing really, when you start off with that and then all of a sudden you get lucky, or talent, or whatever it is.”
Trump added that a person ‘close’ to the shooter ‘turned him in’ to the police.
The president also said that he hoped the suspect – if found guilty of the crime – receives the death penalty.
Trump explained they have a suspect in custody (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Trump explained they have a suspect in custody (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
“I hope he’s gonna be found guilty, I would imagine, and I hope he gets the death penalty for what he did,” Trump said.
Despite Trump claiming that he believed the suspect was ’28 or 29′ years old, reports have indicated that the suspect could be younger, with sources claiming Robinson is aged 22.
Over the last 48 hours, the FBI launched a huge manhunt for the person they believe to be responsible for Kirk’s death.
They released footage and photographs of the ‘person of interest’ as well as a video that showed the shooter climbing off the roof of a nearby building and fleeing off campus, into a neighbourhood.
The weapon they believe was used in the shooting was found in a wooded area, not far from the scene of the shooting.
