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By Agencies
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During the news conference earlier, FBI director Kash Patel gave a timeline of the events leading up to Tyler Robinson’s capture.
In 33 hours investigators made “historic progress”, Patel says.
- At 12:23 local time on Wednesday 10 September, Charlie Kirk was shot
- Within 16 minutes, the first agents had arrived and secured the scene at 12:39
- The FBI “immediately launched fixed-wing assets” (aircrafts) to transport special personnel and evidence
- The first set of FBI photos of the suspect was released at 10:00 local time yesterday
- At 10:45 local time yesterday the FBI reward of $100,000 was announced
- Patel arrived at the scene at 17:30
- At 20:00 the governor led a press conference when video and images of the suspect were released
- And at 22:00 last night the suspect was taken into custody
The Utah governor says the suspect, Tyler Robinson, was not a student at Utah Valley University – where the shooting happened.
Spencer Cox adds he does not have any information about whether Robinson had a history mental health illness.
Robinson had for a long time been living with his family in Washington county, in south west Utah, about three hours away from the university, the governor says.
The governor then says he anticipates charging documents will be filed early next week.
The news conference by FBI and Utah officials has concluded, and we’ll bring you a recap of the key lines shortly.
A reporter asks Utah Governor Cox how investigators tracked the suspect, Tyler Robinson, down.
We know that Robinson drove, Cox says. His car was on campus then he drove south back to Washington city in Washington County, Utah.
Another journalist asks whether Kirk’s death represents a “watershed moment” for the US.
“This is a watershed moment, but we don’t yet know what kind,” Cox replies.
He says this moment “feels a lot like the late 60s” and describes social media as a “cancer”, adding that humans are not “biologically capable of processing… violent imagery”.
He encourages people to “log off, turn off, touch grass, hug a family member, go out and do good in your community”.
“This our moment. Do we escalate or do we find an off-ramp? it’s a choice, and every one of us gets to make that choice,” he says.
Source: BBC News