{"id":192583,"date":"2025-09-12T12:51:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T12:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/12\/tyler-robinson-person-of-interest-in-charlie-kirk-shooting-apprehended-by-police\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T12:51:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T12:51:28","slug":"tyler-robinson-person-of-interest-in-charlie-kirk-shooting-apprehended-by-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/12\/tyler-robinson-person-of-interest-in-charlie-kirk-shooting-apprehended-by-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyler Robinson: Person of Interest In Charlie Kirk Shooting Apprehended By Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A person of interest in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/charlie-kirk-dead-trump-announces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">murder of Charlie Kirk <\/a>has been taken into custody, President Donald Trump revealed moments ago.<\/p>\n<p>During an early morning appearance on <em>Fox &amp; Friends<\/em>, Trump said he believes \u201cwith a high degree of certainty\u201d that the individual sought by investigators is currently in police custody.<\/p>\n<p>Trump stated that he learned of this new development just five minutes before he went live on the air.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234086021-1-1024x686.jpg\" alt=\"US right-wing activist Charlie Kirk speaks on stage with President Donald Trump at America Fest 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona, on December 22, 2024. \" class=\"wp-image-535006 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234086021-1-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234086021-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234086021-1-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234086021-1-2048x1372.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234086021-1-960x643.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234086021-1-1080x723.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234086021-1-1200x804.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2234086021-1.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US right-wing activist Charlie Kirk speaks on stage with President Donald Trump at America Fest 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona, on December 22, 2024. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by JOSH EDELSON\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As we reported on Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/charlie-kirk-suspected-shooter-revealed-everything-we-know-about-the-fbis-person-of-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the FBI released a photo<\/a> of a man who they believe played a role in the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>The grainy image, which appeared to have been taken from a security camera, did not offer much in the way of detail. But apparently it was enough.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/apple.news\/ALF_FXFDdQQ6B2EpL8BUQjQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a><\/em>, the person of interest has now been identified as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-trump-says-person-of-interest-was-turned-in-by-people-close-to-him\">Trump says person of interest was turned in by people close to him<\/h2>\n<p>During today\u2019s TV appearance, Trump praised the investigators who spearheaded the manhunt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone did a great job,\u201d he said (per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/09\/12\/charlie-kirk-shooting-person-of-interest-in-custody-donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a>), while noting that theirs was no easy feat, as law enforcement started out with \u201cabsolutely nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The president also confirmed that the person of interest was turned in by people close to him, and he suggested that a minister and family members may have been involved.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2162182816-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"CEO of Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk speaks on stage on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.\" class=\"wp-image-535007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2162182816-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2162182816-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2162182816-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2162182816-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2162182816-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2162182816-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2162182816-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2162182816-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"CEO of Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk speaks on stage on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.\" class=\"wp-image-535007 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2162182816-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2162182816-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2162182816-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2162182816-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2162182816-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2162182816-1-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2162182816-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2162182816-1-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CEO of Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk speaks on stage on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Obviously, this is a very new development, and details are scarce at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time that Trump has been the one to break news about the Kirk assassination.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, it was the president who confirmed that Kirk had died after being shot in the neck during a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead. No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie,\u201d Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe 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!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1157408257-1024x674.jpg\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Charlie Kirk, head of Turning Point USA, before addressing the Turning Point USA's Teen Student Action Summit in Washington, DC, on July 23, 2019. \" class=\"wp-image-535017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1157408257-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1157408257-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1157408257-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1157408257-2048x1347.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1157408257-960x632.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1157408257-1080x711.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1157408257-1200x789.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1157408257-1024x674.jpg\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Charlie Kirk, head of Turning Point USA, before addressing the Turning Point USA's Teen Student Action Summit in Washington, DC, on July 23, 2019. \" class=\"wp-image-535017 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1157408257-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1157408257-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1157408257-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1157408257-2048x1347.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1157408257-960x632.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1157408257-1080x711.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1157408257-1200x789.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-1157408257-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Charlie Kirk, head of Turning Point USA, before addressing the Turning Point USA\u2019s Teen Student Action Summit in Washington, DC, on July 23, 2019. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM \/ AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM\/AFP via Getty Images)<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-us-rocked-by-yet-another-act-of-political-violence\">US rocked by yet another act of political violence<\/h2>\n<p>Founder of the conservative media organization Turning Point USA, Kirk was one of Trump\u2019s most outspoken supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk\u2019s far-right views frequently created controversy. But even his most fervent critics in the spheres of media and politics have condemned this week\u2019s attack \u2014 the latest of several acts of politically motivated violence in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk is survived by his wife, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/erika-kirk-supporters-believe-shes-pregnant-with-third-child-by-slain-pundit-charlie-kirk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Erika Kirk<\/a>, and their two children.<\/p>\n<p>We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/tyler-robinson-charlie-kirk-person-of-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes A person of interest in the murder of Charlie Kirk has been taken into custody, President Donald Trump revealed moments ago. During an early morning appearance on Fox &amp; Friends, Trump said he believes \u201cwith a high degree of certainty\u201d that the individual sought by investigators is currently in police custody. 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