DONALD Trump has revealed “lost of people” are being probed over Charlie Kirk’s murder after two men were arrested for allegedly planting a bomb near the campus where he was shot.
Adeeb Nasir, 58, and Adil Justice Ahme Nasir, 31, were taken in for questioning on Sunday after an explosive was discovered under a news media vehicle in Utah.
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AFPTyler Robinson, 22, is accused of killing Charlie Kirk[/caption]
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A bomb squad determined the device was lit but “failed to function as designed”, adding that it posed a “significant” threat to public safety.
Unified Fire Authority Investigations officer Jeffrey David Nelson said: “Due to the nature of the device and its placement, this incident constituted a significant threat to public safety.”
At the suspects’ residence, investigator also found firearms, illegal drugs and hoax weapons of mass destruction.
These are devices that don’t contain anything harmful but appear genuine.
Dad-of-two Kirk was tragically shot in the neck last Wednesday as he launched his “American Comeback” campus tour in Utah.
The 31-year-old died in hospital as a huge manhunt was launched resulting in the arrest of main suspect, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson.
Cops have since widened their investigation to determine the killer’s motive and are examining leftist groups in Utah and online to see if they were aware of the shooting before it took place, according to the New York Post.
Trump told reporters on Sunday: “The problem is on the left. A lot of people that you would traditionally say are on the left … [are] already under investigation.”
Utah Governor Spencer Cox said that Robinson had been radicalized in the “dark” corners of the internet, adding that while Robinson “does come from a conservative family” his “ideology was very different than his family”.
He said: “We’re all drawing lots of conclusions on how someone like this could be radicalized. And I think that those are important questions for us to ask and important questions for us to answer.”
The governor also confirmed that Robinson has a transgender partner who has been helping the FBI in its investigation in the shooting of the conservative activist.
“We can confirm that his roommate was indeed a boyfriend who is transitioning from male to female,” Cox said.
“That’s information that the FBI had mentioned yesterday.
“We can confirm that as well. And that he is cooperating with authorities as well.”
The Sun revealed on Saturday that Robinson had been seen kissing his partner two weeks before the shooting.
And authorities said on Friday that a “roommate” had helped the investigation by revealing messages from a contact named “Tyler”.
Robinson’s arrest was made after his dad turned him in, bringing an end to the desperate manhunt.
He had confessed to his dad that he carried out the shooting, who then told a family friend, who called law enforcement to the scene on Thursday night, Cox previously said.
Robinson was arrested on Thursday night in St. George Utah.
Timeline of Charlie Kirk shooting
CONSERVATIVE commentator Charlie Kirk was fatally shot in the neck while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University.
Tuesday, September 9
8:29 am MDT – Shooter arrives on the Utah Valley University campus, as seen in surveillance videos.
Wednesday, September 10
11:52 am – The shooter, described as a college-age individual, arrives on campus before maneuvering onto a rooftop.
12:00 pm – Charlie Kirk is scheduled to host a debate in the UVU Fountain Courtyard.
12:10 pm – A shot is fired at Kirk from 200 yards away and hits him in the neck. The event is immediately evacuated and a man is taken into custody.
1:02 pm – President Donald Trump posts a call to pray for Kirk on Truth Social.
1:37 pm – UVU closes campus, cancels classes, and tells students to leave campus immediately.
1:50 pm – Officials confirm Kirk is in critical condition to the Associated Press.
2:40 pm – Trump confirms Kirk has died, hailing him “great, legendary” in a post on Truth Social.
4:21 pm FBI Director Kash Patel shares on X that the ‘subject for the horrific shooting’ is in custody.
4:30 pm – Utah Governor Spencer Cox, speaking at a press conference, brands Kirk’s death a ‘political assassination. Cox adds there is a ‘person of interest’ in custody and a man arrested earlier has been released.
7:59 pm – Patel, the FBI director, confirmed a second subject taken into custody in connection with Kirk’s shooting was released after being interrogated by law enforcement.
Thursday, September 11
7:15 am – Officials hold a press conference where they announce they have “good video” of the suspect and they recovered the “high-action bolt rifle” in the nearby woods.
9:55 am – Visuals of the suspect are released as officials ask for the public’s help in identifying the individual in the photos.
10:44 am – FBI offers a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of anyone involved in Kirk’s assassination.
10:00 pm – Tyler Robinson is arrested on Thursday night in St. George, Utah, after his dad turned him in. He’s booked into the Utah County Jail.
Friday, September 12
6:00 am – Trump announces a suspect was in custody during an appearance on Fox & Friends. “I think, with a high degree of certainty, we have him,” the president said.
7:30 am – A press conference is held with FBI and Utah government officials, including Cox and Patel, where the Utah governor confirmed, “We got him.” The suspect is identified as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson from Utah.
Charges are set to be formally filed against Robinson on Tuesday.
Robinson is understood to be under “special watch” after he allegedly told his dad “he’d rather die than hand himself in”.
He is being housed in the Utah County jail’s Special Housing Unit – where he is monitored around the clock to ensure he doesn’t harm himself or others, according to TMZ.
Police’s ongoing investigations come as a man was arrested and charged with criminal damage and disorderly conduct after allegedly destroying a memorial for Kirk.
Hundreds of Kirk’s fans had helped put together a memorial for the late conservative heavyweight outside the Turning Point headquarters in Arizona.
The shocking footage shows a man, identified as 19-year-old Ryder Corral, dressed in a black t-shirt and blue jeans walking across the vast memorial site.
He managed to make it about 15 yards across the rows of touching tributes laid in honour of Kirk before an onlooker stepped in to stop him.
An older man in a white cap, light blue top and shorts ran across to Corral as the pair appeared to exchange some words.
Seconds later, the clearly enraged gentleman grabs Corral with both hands close to his neck and throws him to the ground.
Corral is sent tumbling over as several other people step in.
Both men and women surround the downed protester and lead him over to waiting police officers who had been on hand to watch over the memorial site.
It was later reported that he was wearing the same top as Kirk’s suspected assassin at the time of the murder.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox said the suspect is not cooperating with authorities but that his transgender partner is
The FBI shared images taken minutes after Kirk’s death which showed the gunman walking away from the university campus
Kirk with his wife, Erika and their two children, aged three and one
TMZChilling new CCTV footage shows Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer[/caption]
The moment a man is grabbed by an enraged onlooker after he appears to destroy a Charlie Kirk memorial