Charlie Kirk murder suspect arrested
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.2K Ratings
🗓️ 13 September 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Officials say 22-year-old Tyler Robinson was arrested in connection with conservative activist Charlie Kirk's murder after he confessed to his father who recognised him from police photos. Also: a special report from frontline communities in eastern Ukraine; and a four-year manhunt to find the identity of a wedding guest.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:05.5 | I'm Julia McFarlane and in the early hours of Saturday the 13th of September, these are our main stories. |
| 0:12.3 | US officials say they've arrested a 22-year-old man suspected of shooting dead, the prominent right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. |
| 0:20.2 | Nepal has a new interim leader after |
| 0:22.5 | her predecessor was ousted by violent youth-led protests. Also in this podcast, Daily Life in a Warzone. |
| 0:32.3 | This must be the most dangerous bread delivery in the world. |
| 0:36.6 | If it weren't for the fact that we have an armored car, no one would be bringing bread |
| 0:40.7 | there anymore. |
| 0:41.8 | We'll bring you a special report from frontline communities in eastern Ukraine. |
| 0:50.5 | We got him. That's how the governor of the US state of Utah put it, |
| 0:55.4 | as he announced the arrest of a man in connection with the murder of the right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk on Wednesday. |
| 1:01.5 | The 22-year-old Tyler Robinson from Utah was taken into custody after a tip-off by a family member. |
| 1:09.2 | Mr. Kirk was shot in the neck whilst addressing a large |
| 1:12.1 | crowd at Utah Valley University. Officers are examining evidence, including bullet casings, |
| 1:18.3 | apparently carved with phrases such as, Hey, Fascist, Catch. Our North America correspondent, |
| 1:24.0 | Nedatofi, sent this report from Utah. |
| 1:26.9 | Congratulations. You've been selected to receive the resident presidential scholarship. |
| 1:31.1 | This was Tyler Robinson years ago celebrating his scholarship to university. |
| 1:35.9 | Today, his unsmiling face is on a mugshot. |
| 1:38.6 | The 22-year-old was taken into custody late last night from his home in southern Utah, |
| 1:44.1 | hundreds of miles from where |
| 1:45.5 | he is accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk. Tyler Robinson's father persuaded his son to turn |
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