Charlie Kirk shooting: A visual timeline of how it unfolded
Kirk was fatally shot while visiting a Utah university campus for an event.
Authorities have identified 22-year-old Tyler Robinson as the suspect who allegedly fatally shot conservative activist and father of two, Charlie Kirk.
Kirk, 31 -- the founder of the conservative youth activist organization Turning Point USA -- was killed on Wednesday during a campus event at Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem, about 39 miles south of Salt Lake City.
Robinson was taken into custody in Washington County, Utah, within 33 hours of the shooting, according to FBI Director Kash Patel.
Here is a timeline of how the shooting unfolded and how Robinson was arrested:
Sept. 10, 8:29 a.m. MT
Robinson arrives on campus at 8:29 a.m. MT on the day of the shooting, driving a gray Dodge Challenger, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said during a press conference on Friday.
Robinson is wearing a plain maroon T-shirt, light-colored shorts, light-colored shoes and a black hat with a white logo, according to Cox.
Officials stated that Robinson changes into dark clothing on campus before the shooting.
According to Beau Mason, commissioner for the Utah Department of Public Safety (UDPS), video shows the suspect moving onto the campus, through stairwells, up to a roof and across the roof to a shooting location.
Sept. 10, 12:05 p.m. MT
A crowd awaits Kirk at UVU, the first stop on Turning Point USA's The American Comeback Tour.
Supporters start chanting Kirk's name ahead of his appearance.
According to the student newspaper, the UVU Review, Kirk was hosting the event in the UVU Fountain Courtyard.
Sept. 10, 12:09 p.m. MT
Kirk appears before a crowd of about 3,000 people. He throws hats among the attendees before speaking.
Sept. 10, 12:23 p.m. MT
Kirk is hit with a single shot. Investigators say that the shot came from a nearby rooftop.
The subject moves to the other side of the building, jumps off the building and flees campus into a nearby neighborhood, according to Mason with UDPS.
Video shows Kirk being carried by six men to an SUV, which transports him to Timpanogos Regional Hospital.
Sept. 10, 12:36 p.m. MT
Reactions start to pour in, including from Sen. Mike Lee, a Republican from Utah, and President Donald Trump.
Sept. 10, 12:52 p.m. MT
UVU sends out an alert that police are investigating and that a suspect is in custody. The person of interest is released after questioning.
Sept. 10. 12:59 p.m. MT
Videos show students in lockdown on campus as authorities arrive on scene.
Sept. 10, 2:22 p.m. MT
The Orem Police Department says the shooting suspect is not in custody and is still at large.
Sept. 10, 2:40 p.m. MT
Trump announces in a post on Truth Social that Kirk has died from his injuries.
"The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead," Trump wrote. "No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us. Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. Charlie, we love you!"
Reactions pour in across the political spectrum, including from Vice President JD Vance and former President Barack Obama.
Sept. 10, 4:00 p.m. MT
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says during a press conference that there is a second person of interest in custody who is being questioned.
Sept. 10, 4:21 p.m. MT
FBI Director Kash Patel writes in a post on X that the subject "for the horrific shooting today that took the life of Charlie Kirk" is in custody.
Authorities later say the person of interest was not the shooting suspect and was released after questioning.
Sept. 11, 7:19 a.m. MT
FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert Bohls announces during a press conference that authorities have recovered what is believed to be the weapon used in the shooting: a high-powered bolt-action rifle.
The weapon was found in a wooded area where the shooter had fled and the FBI will analyze the weapon, Bohls says.
He adds that investigators also collected a footwear impression, a palm print and forearm imprints for analysis.
Sources later told ABC News the weapon discovered is an older model imported Mauser .30-06 caliber bolt action rifle wrapped in a towel.
Sept. 11, 9:56 a.m. MT
Authorities release images of the suspected shooter, asking for the public's help in identifying them.
Sept. 11, 10:44 a.m. MT
The FBI writes in a post on X that it is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of the individual(s) responsible for the murder of Charlie Kirk."
Sept. 12, 6:03 a.m. MT
Trump announces on "Fox and Friends" that a person is in custody.
"I think, with a high degree of certainty, we have him in custody," Trump says.
He later adds, "Subject to change, but the facts are the facts. We have the person that we think is the person we're looking for."
Sept. 12, 8:00 a.m. MT
Cox and other officials announce that Robinson is in custody and believed to be the person who shot Kirk.
Cox says that after Robinson's father recognized his son in the distributed photographs, he told Robinson to turn himself in. Robinson initially said no but later changed his mind, officials said.
The father then called a youth pastor, who is also a U.S. Marshals task force officer. The officer advised the father to have Robinson stay in place. This information was then conveyed to the FBI.
ABC News' Lena Camilletti, Kerem Inal, Helena Skinner, Matthew Holroyd and Gaby Vinick contributed to this report.
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