why charlie kirk was killed

Charlie Kirk was killed in a targeted assassination at Utah Valley University while speaking at an event. The suspect, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, reportedly expressed hostility toward Kirk because he believed Kirk "spread hate." The shooting happened during a public event as Kirk was responding to a question about mass shootings. Robinson fired a single shot from a distant rooftop, hitting Kirk in the neck. Kirk was taken to a hospital but died from the wound. Authorities described the incident as a deliberate political assassination, with the suspect arrested after a manhunt. The motive appears linked to Robinson's opposition to Kirk's political views and activism, which Kirk was known for as a conservative activist and ally of former President Donald Trump.