Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has confirmed that Tyler Robinson, the man suspected of killing Charlie Kirk, is not cooperating with police.<\/p>\n
During a series of interviews across the media, Cox also confirmed that Robinson\u2019s live-in boyfriend is a transgender person who is transitioning from male to female. Cox said that Robinson\u2019s family and his love partner are all helping the FBI with their investigation into Kirk\u2019s death.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe [Robinson] has not confessed to authorities. He is not cooperating, but all the people around him are cooperating. And I think that\u2019s very important,\u201d Cox said.<\/p>\n
He also reiterated that Robinson was \u201cdeeply indoctrinated in leftist ideology.\u201d<\/p>\n
Authorities arrested Robinson, 22, on Thursday evening after his father recognized him in FBI photos of the suspect who shot Kirk at Utah Valley University last Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Cox previously told the Wall Street Journal that Robinson was \u201cdeeply indoctrinated with leftist ideology\u201d and has since teased that more specifics will come out when charges against the shooting suspect drop on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat information comes from the people around him \u2014 his family members and friends,\u201d Cox told CNN\u2019s State of the Union. \u201cThere were conversations that were discussed specifically about Charlie Kirk.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe does come from a conservative family. But his ideology was very different than his family,\u201d the governor told NBC\u2019s \u201cMeet the Press.\u201d<\/p>\n
Investigators are still working to piece together a full picture of the motives behind the assassination of Kirk. One factor that the Beehive State Republican blamed for Robinson\u2019s radicalization is social media, which he ripped as worse than \u201ccancer.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe that social media has played a direct role in every single assassination and assassination attempt that we have seen over the last five, six years. There is no question in my mind,\u201d Cox told NBC\u2019s \u201cMeet the Press\u201d on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cCancer probably isn\u2019t a strong enough word. What we have done especially to our kids, it took us a decade to realize how evil these algorithms are. And we\u2019re doing everything in Utah. First state in the nation a couple years ago to pass comprehensive reform.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe roommate was a romantic partner, a male transitioning to female,\u201d Cox told \u201cState of the Union.\u201d \u201cThis partner has been incredibly cooperative [and] had no idea that this was happening. And, he\u2019s working with investigators right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Authorities confirmed that Tyler Robinson is being placed under \u201cspecial watch\u201d until he has a mental health evaluation.<\/p>\n
According to a statement from the department, Robinson, 22, will remain in the Utah County Sheriff\u2019s Department\u2019s special housing unit under \u201cspecial watch\u201d to allow officials to monitor his mental health closely.<\/p>\n
Robinson was caught after being\u00a0on the run for 33 hours.<\/p>\n
Before Robinson\u2019s father turned himself in, a law enforcement source told Fox News Digital that he told the FBI that he recognized his son from surveillance video images that the FBI had shared during the manhunt.<\/p>\n
The person told Fox News that Robinson told his father he was going to kill himself when he got there. Sources told Fox News Digital that the dad talked to a preacher whom the family knew before he turned in his son.<\/p>\n
On Sunday morning, Utah Gov. Brian Cox told ABC News that Robinson was not working with police while he was in jail.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has not confessed to authorities. He is not cooperating, but everyone around him is cooperating. And I think that\u2019s, that\u2019s, that\u2019s very important,\u201d Cox told ABC News.<\/p>\n
On Monday, BI Director Kash Patel detailed the contents of a text message exchange between Charlie Kirk\u2019s suspected assassin and a close friend. In the messages, the killer indicated he had a chance to \u201ctake out Charlie Kirk\u201d and that he was \u201cgoing to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n
During an interview on Fox & Friends, Patel discussed the arrest of alleged assassin Tyler Robinson and stated that it was one of the \u201cshocking\u201d discoveries he made during the federal probe.<\/p>\n
Patel also revealed that DNA found on a screwdriver left on the roof of Utah Valley University and the towel wrapped around the weapon found near the site of the Kirk attack has matched Robinson.<\/p>\n
He added that\u00a0DNA found on the towel the rifle\u00a0was wrapped in, as well as a\u00a0screwdriver\u00a0found on the rooftop, matches that of the suspect<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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