SEPTEMBER 10 2025
10:29 AM EST (8:29 AM MST)
Surveillance cameras allegedly capture Tyler Robinson arriving at UVU in grey Dodge Challenger. He is wearing a maroon t-shirt and light colored shorts and shoes.
Note 1: Video has yet to be made public
Note 2: NPR and other sources reported the time as 8:29 MST. Utah DPS says 11:52 AM MST. Without the video is it unclear which is correct. The earlier time came from Governor Cox while the later time came from Utah DPS. This could be a reporting error.
1:52 PM EST (11:52 AM MST)
A figure suspected to be Tyler, but wearing dark clothing now, is tracked by surveillance cameras as they walk through campus to the building from where the alleged shot was fired. Cameras also capture the figure using stairwells to access the roof area.
Note 1: Video has yet to be made public
??:?? PM EST (??:?? AM MST)
A passerby films a figure on the roof from where the alleged shot would later be fired. They note that they saw someone walking across the roof to that spot before filming.
Source: https://x.com/ChadFeldheimer3/status/1965883761045942482
2:20 PM EST (12:20 PM MST)
A single gunshot is heard and Charlie Kirk appears to struck in the neck. He collapses almost immediately.
??:?? PM EST (??:?? PM MST)
A student named Tanner Maxwell films a figure running across the roof of the building from where the alleged shot was fired, directly after the shooting.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/us/charlie-kirk-shooting-video-roof.html
2:23 PM EST (12:23 PM MST)
A surveillance camera captures a figure running across the roof of the building from where the alleged shot was fired. The figure then climbs down the side of the building, drops to the grass, staggers for a moment, then jogs off frame.
Source: https://x.com/FBISaltLakeCity/status/1966320840544227680
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrfHme9Yhc8
??:?? PM EST (??:?? PM MST)
Moments after being shot, Charlie Kirk is carried away by his personal security detail and taken to a local hospital.
??:?? PM EST (??:?? PM MST)
The figure, now the main POI, is captured on surveillance video fleeing towards a wooded area and neighborhood adjacent to campus.
Tyler Robinson claims he went to the wooded area, changed clothes, wrapped the weapon in a towel and left it behind in the bushes before returning to his car.
Note 1: Video has yet to be released to the public.
Note 2: Tyler's texts were released without timestamps. They were also released as transcripts rather than screenshots or raw data from the text app.
??:?? PM EST (??:?? PM MST)
Event attendee George Zinn was arrested on campus after claiming responsibility moments after shooting. He told police "I shot him, now shoot me." Zinn later admitted to doing it as a distraction from the real shooter.
Police took him to a local hospital for an unnamed medical condition. Zinn was released from the hospital days later and then booked to Utah County jail. He was ruled out as a POI in the shooting. but charged with Obstruction of Justice.
2:39 PM EST (12:39 PM MST)
First FBI agents arrive to secure the scene according to Kash Patel
??:?? PM EST (??:?? PM MST)
UVU Student Zachariah Qureshi left campus after the shooting only to be arrested at his apartment as a POI in the shooting.
Zach was a Charlie Kirk fan and had attended the even to hear him speak. Police released him hours later and stated he had no connection to the incident. However by that time, his personal information had spread on the internet. His family, from North Texas, received harassment as stated by his father Ahmed Qureshi.
Source: https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/09/11/charlie-kirks-shooting-utah-police/
2:51 PM EST (12:51 PM MST)
Utah Dept of Pub Safety releases update on Kirk shooting.
- Shooting took place at approximately 2:20 PM EST (12:20 PM MST)
- Charlie was taken to Timpanogos Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead
- Utah Dept of Public Safety and SLC FBI are co-leading investigation
- Event attendee George Zinn was taken into custody as suspect. He was later released after interrogation and has no ties to the shooting.
- Event attendee Zachariah Qureshi was also taken into custody as a suspect and released with no ties to the shooting.
- Shooting thought to be targeted
- Shooter allegedly fired from the roof of a building to the location of the event in courtyard
- Six university police officers working event
- Charlie Kirk had is own private security detail
- Approx 3000 attendees at the event
Source: https://us20.campaign-archive.com/?u=b6f3808e460194884d1da37a2&id=c220d507b8
Source: https://dps.utah.gov/press-releases/updates-on-charlie-kirk-shooting-at-uvu/
Utah Dept of Pub Safety announces press conference at 6:00PM EST (4:00 PM MST)
Source: https://us20.campaign-archive.com/?u=b6f3808e460194884d1da37a2&id=cc3b048937
3:02 PM EST (1:02 PM MST)
Trump mentions Kirk's shooting on Truth Social
Source: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115181549363103818
??:?? PM EST (??:?? PM MST)
Law enforcement comb edges of campus and a neighborhood that backs up to the campus. Police search yards, buildings, wooded areas, and cars. They also review and confiscate security camera footage from homes that have it.
3:43 PM EST (1:43 PM EST)
Tim Pool announces that his sources say Charlie is stable.
Source: https://x.com/Timcast/status/1965863622225309941
4:40 PM EST (2:40 PM MST)
Trump confirms that Kirk is dead on Truth Social
Source: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115181934991844419
5:09 PM EST (3:09 PM MST / 11:09 PM Rome)
Italian PM Georgia Meloni reacts to Kirk's death:
Source: https://x.com/giorgiameloni/status/1965885263189782709
5:21 PM EST (3:21 PM MST / 10:21 PM Tel Aviv)
Benjamin Netanyahu reacts to Kirk's death:
Source: https://x.com/netanyahu/status/1965888327938158764
5:52 PM EST (3:52 PM MST / 10:52 PM BST)
Kier Starmer reacts to Kirk's death:
Source: https://x.com/Keir_Starmer/status/1965896152345415805
5:54 PM EST (3:54 PM MST / 12:54 AM Sep 11 Moscow)
Dimitry Medvedev reacts to Kirk's death:
Source: https://x.com/MedvedevRussiaE/status/1965896704290648566
6:00 PM EST (4:00 PM MST)
Press conference led by Utah DPS
Utah DPS Commissioner Beau Mason:
- Kirk shot at approximately 2:20 PM
- Immediately taken by private vehicle to Timpanogos Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead
- George Zinn was arrested as a suspect but was released after he did not match the shooting suspect and was not a person of interest. He was booked in county jail for obstruction of justice.
- One shot fired and one victim
- Targeted attack towards one individual
- Video taken from CCTV of shooter
- Dressed in dark clothing
- Longer distance shot taken from roof
- Haven't decided if person in custody (who is not Zinn) matches person in video
SLC FBI Special Agent Bohls:
- Co-leading, offering resources
- Setting up digital media tip line
UV University Admin:
- UVU is a place to share ideas and debate openly and respectfully
- Does not condone violence
Utah Governor Cox:
- Chief Long is heading the investigation for local PD
- In contact with Kash Patel and President Trump
- "Completely aligned with federal partners as we work through this case"
- Tragic day for America
- "This is a political assassination"
- Utah is place where truth and ideas are formulated and debated
- Murder is a violation of the Constitution
- POI in custody but investigation is ongoing
- "To whoever did this, we will find you"
- "We still have the death penalty here in the state of Utah"
- Does not have the powers of necromancy
- People who celebrate on social media need to put down their pen and pray
- We have a POI in custody who is not George Zinn
- No reason to believe in second shooter
Utah Valley University Police Chief Jeff Long:
- Open venue
- 6 officers working event
- Over 3000 in attendance
- Bowl area in central campus
- Charlie Kirk was in bowl area surrounded by buildings
- Plain clothes officers in crowds
- Charlie Kirk's security team present
- Can't comment whether weapon was discovered
- UVU Police and Kirk's team worked together on security
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZMAIm73RIk
Text of Bohl's statement: https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/saltlakecity/news/remarks-by-sac-robert-bohls-at-press-conference-regarding-shooting-at-utah-valley-university
6:21 PM EST (4:21 PM MST)
Kash Patel announces that the alleged shooter is in custody.
Source: https://x.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/1965903392934633587
6:59 PM EST (4:59 PM MST)
NY Yankees holds moment of silence for Kirk
Source: https://x.com/Yankees/status/1965913114450501983
7:59 PM EST (5:59 PM MST)
Kash Patel announces that aforementioned alleged shooter has been released.
Source: https://x.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/1965928054712316363
9:00 PM EST (7:00 PM MST)
Zohran Mamdani mentions Kirk's death at the annual Jews for Economic and Racial Justice fundraiser event. Calls it a horrific political assassination caused by the plague of gun violence.
Source; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlT7Ny-oRDs
9:56 PM EST (7:56 PM MST)
Rep Luna (R-FL) requests social media platforms remove videos of Kirk's death.
Source: https://x.com/RepLuna/status/1965957600324796675
SEPTEMBER 11 2025
12:52 AM EST (10:52 PM MST - Sep 10 / 1:52 PM Tokyo)
US Ambassador to Japan calls Charlie Kirk true patriot and leader of young Americans. Lowers embassy flag to half-staff in Tokyo.
Source: https://x.com/USAmbJapan/status/1966001994474340468
4:40 AM EST (2:40 AM MST / 5:40 PM Seoul)
US Embassy in Seoul lowers flag to half-staff, apparently, over Kirk's death.
Note 1: This embassy has lowered the US flag to half-mast for other public shootings in the US
Note 2: I can't find a good source other than reporting by NBC as to why the flag was at half-mast. There isn't an official tweet from the US ambassador like with Japan. It could be at half-staff for the shooting or 9/11
8:20 AM EST (6:20 AM MST)
Deputy Secretary of State Chris Landau threatens foreigners on American soil who praise, rationalize, or make light of Kirk's death.
Source: https://x.com/DeputySecState/status/1966114506116927972
8:35 AM EST (6:35 AM MST)
Steven Crowder claims to have been emailed an internal message from the ATF containing details about the weapon, the ammo, and motives.
Source: https://x.com/scrowder/status/1966118431511433267
Note: This was widely considered fake at the time. However, in retrospect, given the release of the bullets having inscriptions this may have been a real leak. It may have been leaked to get ahead of the public release 30 mins later and plant the idea of a transgender connection.
9:00 AM EST (7:00 AM MST)
Utah DPS and FBI give update on investigation
Utah DPS Commissioner Mason
- POI were were arrested and released on Sep 10 faced threats from public
- Able to track movements of shooter as they arrived on campus, moved to stairwells, and onto the roof.
- Tracked shooter after shooting as they moved across roof, jumped to the ground, and fled into a neighborhood
- Working with neighborhood residents for doorbell videos
- Have high quality video but will not release it
- Claimed the shooter arrived on campus at 11:52 AM (conflict with other info)
- Will bring to justice that one individual and anyone who helped them
- Suspect blended in with the college students and of college age
FBI Special Agent Bohls
- Recovered weapon
- Bolt-action high-powered rifle
- In wooded area where suspect fled
- Footware impression, palmprint, forearm imprints collected
- An attack on the 1st amendment is an attack on the nation
- Suspect is not believed to be hiding in the woods
- Community is likely not at further risk
- Have images of the suspect
- Have full support of Kash Patel
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gycHjziOr8M
Text of Bohl's Statement: https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/saltlakecity/news/remarks-delivered-by-special-agent-in-charge-robert-bohls-at-the-september-11-2025-press-conference-regarding-the-shooting-at-utah-valley-university
10:02 AM EST (8:02 AM MST)
Trump announces, at the 9/11 memorial, that he will posthumously award Kirk with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
10:50 AM EST (8:50 AM MST / 4:50 PM SAST)
Mourners is Pretoria South Africa pay respects to Kirk outside of US Embassy with wreath-laying ceremony.
11:52 AM EST (9:52 AM MST) to 12:01 PM EST (10:01 AM MST)
Utah DPS press release with photos of POI
Source: https://x.com/UtahDPS/status/1966170180515663978
FBI releases two photos of the POI (Same as above).
Source: https://x.com/FBISaltLakeCity/status/1966169520403525760
Utah DPS press release details of investigation so far:
- No suspect in custody.
- Screen shots from campus security footage are released to the public. The screenshots are from before the shooting.
- Offering $100,000 reward.
- High-powered bolt-action rifle was recovered from wooded area where the POI appeared to flee after the shooting.
- Photos of the weapon and details have been leaked but no official comment on the details. Can not confirm authenticity of leaked data as it was not released by law enforcement.
- Forensic evidence has been collected: footwear impression, palm print, and forearm imprints.
- Warning to not send drones over the campus
- Someone was arrested on campus, unrelated to the shooting. They crossed the police tape onto the scene and began taking photos of the scene and officers. When attempted to stop and identify, the subject fled on foot but was arrested by officers. He was booked on felony charges for Obstruction of Justice and Trespassing.
Source: https://dps.utah.gov/press-releases/media-advisory-uvu-shooting-updated-press-release-9-11-25-pm/
1:07 PM EST (11:07 AM MST)
Retired ATF executive Scott Sweetow states that the shot could be easily made by person of minimal training.
It was a lone shot, fired from a distance of nearly two football fields, that struck its target in the neck.
But the killing of Charlie Kirk would not have required an expert marksman, according to multiple firearms experts. They said the weaponry available today would allow someone with even limited firearms experience to pull off such a hit, making such tragedies exceedingly difficult to prevent.
1:30 PM EST (11:30 AM MST)
Russell Kim Kennington was arrested on campus after crossing police tape to take photos and video of the scene. Kennington was wearing a lab coat and medical scrubs. He was charged with Obstruction of Justice and Trespassing.
3:15 PM EST (1:15 PM MST)
Former Secretary of Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson says the effort and resources put into tracking domestic terrorism may ebb and flow based on administrations.
He says that most terror attacks int he US are domestic and homegrown violent extremism. He then compares political violence today to the violence of the 1960s and names such leaders as MLK Jr, JFK & RFK, and Malcolm X. He then suggests that drones may be able to provide security for events like these.
*Note: Leave it to a former Obama Admin employee to begin the comparisons of Kirk to Civil Rights leaders. Then he uses the opportunity to hock military hardware."
3:54 PM EST (1:54 PM MST)
Freshman UVU student Isaac Harris recounts what he witnessed at the shooting.
His aunt, who home lines the edge of campus said LE searched her home and yard, and asked for footage from her and her neighbor's cameras. She claims her cameras did not pick up anything.
4:22 PM EST (2:22 PM MST)
Steven Crowder claims to have been subpoenaed by the ATF for the leaked information he received earlier this morning.
Source: https://x.com/scrowder/status/1966236010381193388
8:05 PM EST (6:05 PM MST) to 8:17 PM EST (6:17 PM MST)
Utah Department of Public Safety release several new photos of POI.
Source: https://x.com/UtahDPS/status/1966291959074738448
FBI Releases more photos of POI (Same as above).
Source: https://x.com/FBISaltLakeCity/status/1966295141410373683
9:59 PM EST (7:59 PM MST)
Authorities release video of POI running across the roof and then jumping down onto the grass before fleeing off frame. The footage in question was captured at 2:23 PM EST (12:23 PM MST) on September 10th.
Source: https://x.com/FBISaltLakeCity/status/1966320840544227680
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrfHme9Yhc8
SEPTEMBER 12 2025
12:02 AM EST (10:02 PM MST)
Sheriff Nate Brooksby of Washington County Utah receives phone call from retired detective and deputy Matt Robinson (no relation). Matt knew Tyler Robinson's family through church. The family contacted him and told him that Tyler did the shooting and was having suicidal ideation.
Tyler claimed to be worried about his parent's home being raided by SWAT or being shot. Him and his parents arranged peaceful surrender in exchange for gentle treatment during the arrest. Tyler's parents drove him to the Washington County Sherriff's department.
Brooksby calls Utah County Sheriff's Department and informs them of Tyler's imminent arrival. Tyler is then transferred to Utah County.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W3GVCDhdxg
6:00 AM EST (4:00 AM MST)
Tyler is arrested by Utah County Sheriff's Department. The charges are:
- Felony Discharge of Firearm - Causing Serious Bodily Injury
- Obstruction of Justice - Capital/First Degree Felony Conduct
- Aggravated Murder
Source: Utah County inmate search, can't directly link it.
9:58 AM EST (7:58 AM MST)
Tyler is booked into the Utah County jail.
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