Tyler Robinson, arrested on Thursday night, is a 22-year-old White man who grew up in a conservative family in Utah and was a brilliant high school student. Nothing in his background supports the theory being propagated in MAGA circles that he is a far-left activist.

‘Somebody that was very close to him said, that’s him,’ said US President Donald Trump.

The suspect in Charlie Kirk's assassination has been identified as Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old Utah resident.