The suspect in the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, 22-year-old Tyler James Robinson, grew up in a wealthy family and had no obvious prerequisites for committing such a crime, Utah Governor Spencer Cox said.
“The most striking thing here is the lack of anything substantial that would be obvious, as you would expect in a situation like this. It's a good family, he had a normal childhood,“ he said in an interview with CNN.
According to Cox, nothing in Robinson's life indicated that he would commit such a crime in the future. "But at some point he became radicalized, and it happened in a very short period of time," the governor said.
Kirk, 31, was shot on September 10 during a speech at a university in Orem, Utah. He died of his wounds in hospital. The conservative activist was a supporter of US President Donald Trump.
The suspect in the murder, Utah resident Tyler James Robinson, was arrested on the evening of September 11, handed over to authorities by his own father, to whom his son confessed to the crime. Trump said he hoped Robinson would be found guilty and sentenced to death.
As Utah Governor Spencer Cox previously reported, authorities believe Robinson acted alone.