Federal agents and local police raced to the Utah apartment and childhood home of accused Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson on Friday, executing a search warrant and confiscating the alleged gunman’s Dodge Challenger.
Heavy police presence overtook the quiet Fossil Hills Townhomes community in St. George, Utah, where the 22-year-old suspected gunman lived, over 260 miles south of Utah Valley University, according to Fox 13 Salt Lake City.
Footage captured several marked and unmarked law enforcement cars parked inside a police-taped-off area outside the townhouse.
Federal agents were also seen outside Robinson’s family home in nearby Washington while a tow truck loaded up a dark gray Dodge Challenger that was parked outside the home, footage from CBS News showed.
Police believe Robinson drove the muscle car to the college campus in Orem hours before allegedly firing a single, fatal shot at the 31-year-old Turning Point USA founder, who was hosting a Q&A as part of his ” The American Comeback” tour.
Kirk was pronounced dead a short time after the shooting and his body has since been flown back to his hometown in Arizona, escorted by Vice President JD Vance aboard Air Force 2 on Friday.
It was not immediately clear what was confiscated from Robinson’s apartment or home, except for his car.
Robinson’s neighbors were left in disbelief after learning the accused killer lived in their Washington County community that sits on the Utah and Arizona border.
“I just know them as very good people,” Alanea Shaw told Fox 13 Salt Lake City. “They are quiet and kind of keep to themselves a lot, but whenever I’ve needed anything, they’ve been able to come over and help, very graciously and kindly.”
Robinson is a third-year student at Dixie Technical College in St. George, after attending Utah State University.
One of his classmates was shocked to find out Robinson was the accused assassin.
“It’s just been a shock ever since you found out about, since I found out about the incident,” Carsen Knight told the outlet “And then I heard that he’s from St. George, and I’m like, man, that’s, that’s crazy. And then I see a picture of him and I’m like, I know this guy. I’ve seen him. I’m pretty sure I went to school with him.”
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Robinson was identified by his father through surveillance photos released by police.
The elder Robinson confronted his son, who allegedly admitted to being the shadowy figure in the photos.
Robinson was turned in by his dad, but said he would rather kill himself than hand himself in, sources told The Post Friday.
Officials said Robinson was wearing similar clothes to the gunman’s photos when he was arrested.
The gunman perched himself on the rooftop of a building near the center of campus and fired a single shot from a .30-06-caliber Mauser bolt-action rifle.
Shells recovered by police had several engravings on them, including messages used in trolling and “furry” subculture.
Robinson was charged with aggravated murder, the only crime in Utah that carries the death penalty, along with felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury and obstruction of justice.
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