Federal agents and local police executed search warrants on Friday at the St. George apartment and childhood home of 22-year-old Tyler Robinson after his arrest in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, authorities and media footage showed.
Footage from the scene showed several marked and unmarked law enforcement vehicles parked inside a police‑taped area outside the Fossil Hills Townhomes community in St. George as officers conducted searches and removed a dark gray Dodge Challenger from Robinson’s family home in nearby Washington. Robinson was arrested on Sept. 12, 2025, two days after the shooting on the Orem campus, according to police and local media reports.
Authorities say Robinson allegedly drove the muscle car to the Utah Valley University campus hours before the attack, where Kirk, 31, was hosting a Q&A as part of his “The American Comeback” tour. Surveillance footage and police statements show a lone gunman perched on the rooftop of a building near the center of the campus firing a single shot. Kirk was pronounced dead a short time later; his body was flown back to his hometown in Arizona on Friday, escorted aboard Air Force Two by Vice President J.D. Vance, officials said.
CBS News and local television footage showed a tow truck loading the Dodge Challenger outside Robinson’s family home as federal agents stood nearby. Law enforcement did not immediately disclose other items seized under the warrants.
Neighbors in the Washington County community expressed disbelief that the accused gunman lived among them. “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 gracious and kindly.” A classmate at Dixie Technical College said he recognized Robinson and was shocked by the arrest. Robinson was a third‑year student at Dixie Tech after attending Utah Valley for a year, according to media reports.
Police said shell casings recovered at the scene came from a .30‑06 Mauser bolt‑action rifle and were engraved with messages that investigators said included references used in online trolling and the “furry” subculture. Investigators also reported finding writing on a bullet that they say included the phrase “Hey fascist! Catch!” The shooting prompted an intensive local and federal investigation.
Robinson was identified by his father from surveillance images released by police, authorities and media reports said. The elder Robinson confronted his son after recognizing him in the photos; sources told media that the son allegedly admitted to being in the images and said he would rather kill himself than surrender. Officials said Robinson was wearing clothes similar to those seen on the gunman in surveillance footage when he was arrested.
Salt Lake County and federal prosecutors charged Robinson with aggravated murder—the only Utah crime that carries the death penalty—along with felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury and obstruction of justice, the authorities announced. Police have said Robinson acted alone.
State and federal investigators continue to process evidence and have not made public all items taken during searches of the St. George apartment and the Washington home. Local authorities closed parts of the Fossil Hills Townhomes area while executing the search warrants and removed the Dodge Challenger from the property on a tow truck, video from the scene showed.
Campus officials and law enforcement officials have described the shooting as isolated and have not signaled broader threats. The investigation remains active as prosecutors prepare formal charging documents and investigators seek to establish motive and a full timeline of Robinson’s actions in the days leading to the Sept. 10 shooting.
Robinson’s arrest on Sept. 12 followed an intensive search and public release of surveillance images. Court proceedings are pending, and officials have not set a trial date. Authorities urged anyone with additional information to come forward as they continue to gather evidence and interview witnesses connected to the case.