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Agence France-Presse

The widow of prominent right-wing activist Charlie Kirk has pledged to carry on her husband’s work, after US authorities announced his alleged assassin had finally been captured.
Investigators had appeared to be making slow progress in the hunt for whoever gunned down Donald Trump’s close ally, until they released security camera images of a young man.
“We got him,” Utah Governor Spencer Cox told a press conference on Friday, identifying the suspect as Tyler Robinson, 22, who had reportedly been confronted by his father over the pictures and then turned in.
The 31-year-old Kirk was hit by a single bullet while addressing a large crowd at Utah Valley University in the town of Orem on Wednesday.
Kirk was an electrifying presence on the US right, with a huge young following that helped Trump win the election last November.
A heartbroken Erika Kirk on Friday mourned the loss of “the perfect father... the perfect husband”.


“The evildoers responsible for my husband’s assassination have no idea what they have done,” she said in a live video address.
“The movement my husband built will not die. It won’t. I refuse to let that happen,” she said.
Kirk’s murder has consumed America for 48 hours, capturing almost all cable news coverage, while Trump has ordered flags to fly at half-mast.
Kirk’s hardline views on race, gender, gun ownership and other hot-button issues made him an intensely divisive figure, although even opponents praised his willingness to debate.
Details about Robinson began to trickle out on Friday, a picture emerging of a young man from a Republican family in St George, a staunchly conservative city four hours south of Orem.

“Who would have known that this little skinny guy getting in and out of his car would be able to commit such a heinous act?” said Heather McKnight, a former neighbour who recently moved out.
Photographs showed the young man - who was in the third year of an electrician apprenticeship - posing with guns and dressed for Halloween in a costume in which he appears to be riding on Trump’s shoulders.
“I always thought he would become a businessman or a CEO someday, rather than what I’m learning about him now,” said Jaida Funk, a 22-year-old who attended elementary and middle school with him.
“It’s definitely unexpected.”
Utah Governor Spencer Cox said in an interview with CNN broadcast later on Friday that the suspect was radicalised “in a fairly short amount of time”, without elaborating.
Speculation swirled over markings that Cox said were found on unused bullet casings in the weapon Robinson is believed to have used.
One cartridge had “Hey, fascist! Catch!” written on it, while another featured “Bella ciao,” -- a World War II-era Italian anti-fascist song that reports said had recently been repurposed in niche online circles.

Other cartridges were marked with symbols and wording that appeared to be from online gaming culture.
Kirk co-founded Turning Point USA in 2012 to drive conservative viewpoints among young people, with his natural showmanship making him a go-to spokesman on television networks.
The father of two used his audiences on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube to build support for conservative talking points and to spread carefully edited clips of his interactions during debates at his many college events.


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Charlie Kirk’s widow vows to continue his work

Charlie Kirk and his wife Erika during a Turning Point USA ball in Washington in January. Photo: via AFP

Forensic officers are seen on Friday at the apartment complex where Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old suspected of killing right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, lives in St George, Utah. Photo: AFP

A man holds a sign for Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, at a memorial in Phoenix, Arizona on Friday. Photo: via AFP

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People attend a vigil for Charlie Kirk in Provo, Utah, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

A man carries a large cross near a makeshift memorial for Charlie Kirk in Phoenix, Arizona, on Saturday. Photo: AFP

Who is Tyler Robinson, the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s murder?

Tyler Robinson is seen in a mugshot released by the authorities on Friday. Photo: Utah Governor’s Office via AP

Tyler Robinson is seen in photos released by the authorities on Friday. Photo: Utah Governor’s Office via AP

Meagan Bradley kneels at a memorial set up for Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Friday. Photo: AP

Charlie Kirk killing a watershed moment as US political violence rises

A crowd scatters after Charlie Kirk was shot. Photo: Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP

People scatter after Charlie Kirk was shot. Photo: Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune via Reuters

Charlie Kirk, moments before he was shot. Photo: Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP

A police officer stops people from approaching as security personnel load Charlie Kirk into an SUV after he was shot. Photo: Jeremy King via AFP

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‘The movement my husband built will not die. It won’t. I refuse to let that happen’


‘The movement my husband built will not die. It won’t. I refuse to let that happen’.


Charlie Kirk’s widow vows to continue his work

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‘The movement my husband built will not die. It won’t. I refuse to let that happen’