Tyler Robinson’s own family played a role in his surrender in Charlie Kirk’s Utah assassination
By Stepheny Price Fox News – Published – Fox
My cmnt: The Mormons are deeply steeped in the Judeo-Christian ethical system. Therefore they more often than not do the right thing. This cannot be said of Leftist, godless, nature worshipers – especially guilty, white, young college-educated, democrat women.
WASHINGTON, Utah – The family of the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s assassination played an “almost unheard of” role in helping turn him in, an expert told Fox News Digital.
Police say 22-year-old Tyler Robinson was identified and reported to authorities with the help of his own family – a decision one expert described as extraordinary and profoundly difficult.
“Life is never going to be the same for them,” Susan Constantine, a human behavior specialist, told Fox News Digital. “The fact that they stood up, did what was right, even as difficult as it was – their own son, their own blood, to think that their own blood was capable of carrying out such a heinous act. It has got to be a weight that none of us could ever imagine on our shoulders.”
Constantine, who specializes in threat assessment and deception detection, said the family’s actions reflect “a moral compass” and may even serve as a model for other families confronted with signs of radicalization.
The booking photos for Tyler Robinson, 22, the suspect in the Utah assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. (Utah Gov. Spencer Cox)
A family’s moral stand
During a Friday news conference, officials announced the arrest of Robinson, a Utah resident, as the suspect who they believe shot and killed Kirk at Utah Valley University on Wednesday while the Turning Point USA founder was speaking at an event on campus.
“A family member of Tyler Robinson reached out to a family friend who contacted the Washington County Sheriff’s Office with information that Robinson had confessed to them or implied that he had committed the incident,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said at the news conference.
“Investigators interviewed a family member of Robinson who stated that Robinson had become more political in recent years. The family member referenced a recent incident in which Robinson came to dinner prior to Sept. 10, and in that conversation with another family member, Robinson mentioned Charlie Kirk was coming to UVU. They talked about why they didn’t like him and the viewpoints that he had.”
Sources told Fox News that Robinson’s father played a role in his surrender.
Map shows Orem, Utah, where the Charlie Kirk assassination took place, and St. George, Utah, where the suspect was taken into custody on Sept. 12, 2025. (Fox News)
President Donald Trump said on “Fox & Friends” on Friday morning, “Somebody that was very close to him said, ‘hmm, that’s him.’ And essentially went to the father, went to a U.S. marshal who was fantastic, by the way, and the person was involved with law enforcement, but was a person of faith, a minister, and brought him to a U.S. Marshal who was fantastic and the father convinced the son, this is it.”
Constantine suggested the decision by Robinson’s father likely came after serious deliberation.
“Either the dad called an attorney first or, more likely, he and another family member had a serious conversation and knew they had to act quickly,” she said. “It’s almost unheard of, but they did what was right and took someone, even though it was a son, that was unsafe to make the citizens in that community safer.
“Parents are now being held responsible… if they knew, if they had any idea, they had to come forward to protect themselves, too,” she explained.
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