據兩名高級執法官員透露，一名家庭成員看到嫌犯的照片後，將他交給了警方。
據五名聽取了案情簡報的執法官員稱，涉嫌槍殺保守派社運人士查理．柯克（Charlie Kirk）的是 22 歲的猶他州居民泰勒．羅賓遜（Tyler Robinson）。
當局週四公布了這名槍手的監視器影片，以及嫌犯步行前往猶他谷大學（Utah Valley University）和從該大學離開的影像。柯克於週三在這所學校遭槍殺身亡。
根據兩名高級執法官員的說法，羅賓遜的一名家庭成員在看到這些影像後，將他交給了警方。
公開紀錄顯示，羅賓遜最近一次選民登記日期是在 2021 年 7 月 13 日，其登記的政黨為「無申報」。
柯克是「美國轉捩點」（Turning Point USA）的共同創辦人，也是川普政府中一位頗具影響力的人物。他於週三在猶他谷大學的一場活動中遭槍殺。這所大學位於鹽湖城以南，是一所公立學校。
這場活動是由該校的「美國轉捩點」分會主辦，該組織由柯克創立，旨在組織和動員年輕的保守派人士。
美國前總統唐納德．川普週三宣布了柯克的死訊，並於週五早上再次率先透露，殺害柯克的嫌犯已被拘留。
他在福斯新聞（Fox News）的採訪中說：「我認為，我們以高度的確定性將他拘捕了……每個人都做得很好，我們與當地警方、州長，每個人都合作無間，做得很好。」
川普暗示是嫌犯的父親將他交給了當局。
川普說：「一個親近的人，即使是頭部稍微傾斜一下，都會認得出來，這是其他人做不到的。」「一個與他非常親近的人說『嗯，那就是他』，然後基本上找到了他父親，並聯絡了一名美國法警。」
川普補充道：「然後他父親說服兒子，『就是這樣了』。」
當局週四公布的影片捕捉到這名被他們描述為槍手的人，他跑過一棟建築物的屋頂，然後降落到下面的草地。隨後可以看到這個人走過一個停車場，朝一條繁忙的道路走去。
公布的進一步影像顯示，這名嫌犯似乎是一名年輕、瘦削的男子，身穿一件印有美國國旗的黑色長袖 T 恤，戴著黑色太陽眼鏡和一頂愛迪達帽子，穿著牛仔褲和匡威（Converse）運動鞋。
據公共安全部門稱，聯邦調查局正在分析一把從槍手據信逃離的樹林中尋獲的高功率手動槍機式步槍。聯邦調查局表示，調查人員還在檢查從屋頂收集到的痕跡證據——一個手掌印、一個前臂印和一個鞋印。
「美國轉捩點」在一份聲明中表示，柯克一生中曾面臨「數千次」威脅，但「他總是將接觸盡可能多的年輕美國人擺在優先於個人安全的位置」。
該團體說：「我們所有人都會想念查理。我們也永遠不會忘記他。」
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A family member saw photos of the suspect and turned him into police, two senior law enforcement officials say.
The person accused of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk is 22-year-old Utah resident Tyler Robinson, according to five law enforcement officials briefed on the matter.
Authorities released surveillance video of the suspected gunman on Thursday, in addition to images showing the suspect walking to and from Utah Valley University, where Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday.
One of Robinson’s family members turned him in to police after seeing the images, according to two senior law enforcement officials.
It appears that Robinson’s last voter registration date was on July 13, 2021, and his political party is none declared based on public records.
Kirk, a co-founder of Turning Point USA and an influential voice in the Trump administration, was shot and killed Wednesday during an event at Utah Valley University, a public school south of Salt Lake City.
The event was hosted by the school’s chapter of Turning Point USA, a group Kirk founded that organizes and mobilizes young conservatives.
President Donald Trump, who announced Kirk’s death on Wednesday, was again first to share that the suspect in Kirk’s slaying was in custody on Friday morning.
“I think, with a high degree of certainty, we have him — in custody … everyone did a great job we worked with the local police, the governor, everybody did a great job,” he said in an interview on Fox News.
Trump suggested that the suspect’s father turned him into authorities.
“Somebody that’s close recognizes even a little tilt of the head, which nobody else would do,” Trump said “And somebody that was very close to him said ‘hm, that’s him’ and essentially went to the father, went to a US Marshal.”
“And the father convinced the son, ‘this is it,'” Trump added.
Video released by authorities Thursday captured the person they described as the shooter running across a building’s roof and descending onto a grassy area below. The person can then be seen walking past a parking lot toward a busy road.
Further images released show what appears to be a young, thin man wearing a black long sleeved T-shirt with an American flag on it, black sunglasses, an Adidas hat, jeans and converse sneakers
The FBI was analyzing a weapon described as high-powered bolt-action rifle that was recovered in a wooded area where the shooter is believed to have fled, according to the public safety department. Investigators were also examining trace evidence collected from the rooftop — a palm print, a forearm imprint and a shoe impression, the FBI said.
In a statement, Turning Point USA said Kirk had faced “thousands” of threats throughout his life but “always prioritized reaching as many young Americans as possible over his own personal safety.”
“All of us will miss Charlie,” the group said. “None of us will ever forget him.”
source nbcnews