Conservative activist and social media personality Charlie Kirk was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University in the United States on Wednesday.After more than a two-day manhunt, authorities arrested and named 22-year-old Utah resident Tyler Robinson as the suspect in Kirk’s shooting.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listWhile naming Robinson, authorities said a motive was unknown. Since then, however, politicians and posts on social media platforms have speculated about what might have driven Robinson to allegedly shoot Kirk.Here is what we know so far about Robinson and potential motives:Who shot Kirk – and was he a Republican or a Democrat?On Friday, Utah Governor Spencer Cox named Robinson as the person suspected of fatally shooting Kirk.Robinson is a third-year student in the electrical apprenticeship programme at Dixie Technical College in St George, Utah.State records from Utah showed that Robinson is a registered voter in the state, but he is not affiliated with any political party. He did not vote in the two most recent general elections when he was of voting age.At the beginning of the hunt for Kirk’s shooter, Utah’s Department of Public Safety released grainy surveillance camera photos of a white man wearing Converse trainers, jeans, a long-sleeved black T-shirt with a US flag and eagle on it, and a black baseball cap with a triangle.Robinson’s family: What do we know about their politics?Robinson’s listed address is his parents’ home near St George, about a 3.5-hour drive from Utah Valley University. Robinson’s parents are both registered Republicans. Advertisement Other family members …
