CHARLIE KIRK’S ALLEGED ASSASSIN HELD ‘LEFTIST IDEOLOGY’ BUT MOTIVE STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION: UTAH GOVERNORTyler Robinson poses for a photo in St. George, Utah in late 2022. "When asked why he did it, Robinson explained there is too much evil and the guy [Charlie Kirk] spreads too much hate." CHARLIE KIRK'S ALLEGED ASSASSIN TYLER ROBINSON FACES DEATH PENALTY AS CHARGES FORMALLY ANNOUNCEDOne photo shows him posing in a dorm room there, wearing black-and-white Converse sneakers like the ones he allegedly wore for Kirk's slaying. A split showing four newly-released photographs of the person of interest in Charlie Kirk's assassination on Sept. 10, 2025 in Orem, Utah. The booking photos for Tyler Robinson, 22, the suspected in the Utah assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.