The person authorities say shot conservative activist Charlie Kirk has not confessed to police, Gov. Spencer Cox said on Sunday.
Utah’s governor told a reporter on Sunday that Charlie Kirk’s alleged shooter is not cooperating with authorities.
“He has not confessed to, to authorities. He is, he is, he is not cooperating, but, but, but all the people around him are cooperating. And I think that’s, that’s, that’s very important,” Gov. Spencer Cox, a Republican, told ABC News’ “This Week” co-anchor Martha Raddatz.
Tyler Robinson, 22, was identified as Kirk’s shooter. Cox said charges will likely be filed on Tuesday. Robinson turned himself in after his father recognized him in FBI photos and contacted their youth pastor, who works with the U.S. Marshals.
The New York Times reported that Robinson sent messages in Discord joking that his doppelgänger did it and making jokes about the shooter. ABC News asked Cox about the messages, noting in its story that it had not independently confirmed them.
“All we can confirm is that those conversations definitely were happening, and they did not believe it was actually him,” Cox told ABC News. “It was, it was all joking until, until he, you know, until he admitted that it actually was him.”
The governor also said Robinson’s roommate and partner is cooperating. Cox also confirmed Robinson’s partner is transitioning from male to female.
Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA and a conservative activist, was speaking at the first stop of his American Comeback tour at a Utah University when he was fatally shot in the neck. He left behind a wife and two children.
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Source: Utah News