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Exclusive: President Trump praised FBI Director Kash Patel on Saturday assassin.
Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested in Washington, Utah, allegedly shooting Kirk from the roof of Utah Valley University’s campus for 33 hours. The captured person was a grainy image of the suspect’s figure fleeing the scene after a crazy hunt.
Who is Taylor Robinson? Our Know About Charlie Kirk’s Alleged Assassin
“I’m very proud of the FBI,” Trump said. “Kash and everyone else – they did a great job.”
Officials shared new details with Fox News about Tyler Robinson’s identity and arrest timeline, as well as Patel’s unusual hands-on role in the process.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox and FBI Director Kash Patel were assassinated at a press conference with Charlie Kirk of Utah University in Orem, Utah on Thursday, September 11, 20025. (Julia Bonavita/Fox News Numbers)
According to the FBI, Robinson was shot dead on campus on September 10, probably from 8:28 a.m. to 9:34 a.m. to 11:52 a.m., Robinson returned and climbed the exterior staircase of the Lose roof and occupied the top position at the highest level of 12:22 PM. He allegedly shot Kirk just one minute later.
Authorities said Robinson then lowered himself from under the roof and fell to the ground. Two minutes after he allegedly shot Kirk, Robinson encountered a nearby forest area and later found the gun.
The local FBI was immediately on the scene after the shooting, and Patel arrived around 5:30 p.m. on September 11.
Charlie Kirk’s assassination timeline
Patel walked around the entire crime scene, standing where Kirk was murdered. Patel took every step the suspect took, according to sources familiar with the investigation.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox and FBI Director Kash Patel held a press conference Thursday, September 11, 2025 at Charlie Kirk of Utah University in Orem, Utah. (Julia Bonavita/Fox News Numbers)
Patel also headed to the roof, and Robinson allegedly perched on the steps he fled, including entering the woods, the gun was Mauser, Mauser 30.06 rifle.
Patel personally directs the agent to process the evidence and prepares to send it to Quantico, ATF labs or local labs. Sources told Fox News Digital that Patel then directed the evidence to be loaded onto an aircraft with initial forensics and collected evidence and sent back to FBI Labs for processing.
A law enforcement source told Fox News Numbers that typically, when evidence is collected in an investigation, agents ship it to the lab. But sources said Patel directed that evidence and fingerprints were sent back to Quantico via the plane to travel back and forth from Utah to collect and provide evidence.
The booking photo of Tyler Robinson, 22, is about Utah’s allegedly suspected Utah, U.S. founder Charlie Kirk. (Utah Governor Spencer Cox)
“Since the director was there, he was directing all of this because the DNA was doing analysis throughout the night,” the source told Fox News Digital. “He directed everyone and said ‘You want to get the evidence now.'”
“The evidence is the reason for returning to the lab at a fast speed. That’s why he was caught so quickly,” the source added.
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Fox News Digital also learned that Patel, based on all suggestions, required the suspect’s video to be released to the public.
A law enforcement source familiar with telling Fox News numbers that Robinson’s father eventually turned him to authorities, told the FBI that he recognized his son in that released video.
