Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) provided new information about the background and political leanings of the 22-year-old accused of killing Charlie Kirk, saying that the suspect had a “leftist ideology” and had also been in a romantic relationship with a partner who was in the process of transitioning from male to female, the New York Times reports.

Said Cox: “There clearly was a leftist ideology with this — with this assassin.”

He offered no new details on why he believes that.

“If your view of America is not shaken right now, then there’s something wrong with you.”

— Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R), on CNN.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) told NBC News the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing “does come from a conservative family.”

He added: “But his ideology was very different than his family… we can confirm that that roommate is a boyfriend who is transitioning from male to female.”

Cox told The Atlantic he had no doubt the alleged shooter’s worldview had been warped in some very dark corners of the internet.

Before he was arrested on suspicion of carrying out the assassination of Charlie Kirk, Tyler Robinson sent friends messages showing that he was closely following news about the killing, the New York Times reports.

After Robinson joked that the gunman was his look-alike, another user suggested that the group could turn Robinson in and get the $100,000 reward that the F.B.I. was offering.

Said Robinson in response: “Only if I get a cut.”

Six sources familiar with the investigation into the Charlie Kirk assassination told Axios that investigators believe suspect Tyler Robinson had a romantic relationship with his roommate.

Investigators initially wanted the information about the roommate’s gender identity kept quiet because that person is being “extremely cooperative” with authorities.

The roommate was “aghast” at the slaying when speaking to investigators and shared electronic messages sent by Robinson.

A memorial service for Charlie Kirk, the right-wing commentator who was assassinated on Wednesday, will be held on September 21 at State Farm Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals NFL team.

Accused Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson lived with his transgender partner, Fox News reports.

The individual, who is a male transitioning to a female, is fully cooperating with the FBI.

NBC News: “The most concerning messages are proclamations from far-right activists, Republican politicians and conservative influencers about a coming civil war and the need for retribution or payback against the left for Kirk’s killing. The phrase ‘civil war’ has spiked on social media and in Google searches.”

Vanity Fair: “Suspect Tyler Robinson allegedly inscribed messages on bullet casings that reference video games and internet culture—but they hardly point toward a coherent ideology.”

Far-right conspiracy theorist Nick Fuentes told his followers, known as “groypers,” that if they turn to violence in the wake of the killing of Charlie Kirk, he will “disavow” and “disown’ them, Mediaite reports.

Said Fuentes: “This is a very delicate situation. This is a very delicate situation. I fear that this has set off a chain reaction. I pray to God there is no further violence. I pray to God that nobody else is hurt as a result of this. I hope that it stops here. It should stop here. To all of my followers: if you take up arms, I disavow you. I disown you in the strongest possible terms.”

“Fuentes and his so-called ‘groyper army’ have long been critics of Kirk, infiltrating his events in the past to troll the speakers and try and turn the crowd toward a more extreme, white nationalist version of conservatism.”

“The 22-year-old university student accused of assassinating MAGA firebrand Charlie Kirk grew up in a staunchly Republican, Trump-backing family,” the Daily Mail reports.

“Tyler Robinson’s grandmother Debbie Robinson, 69, said she is stunned by the charges against her grandson, describing him as a quiet, reserved young man who ‘never’ spoke about politics, despite his father’s staunch Trump support.”

Said Robinson: “My son, his dad, is a Republican for Trump… Most of my family members are Republican. I don’t know any single one who’s a Democrat. I’m just so confused.”

“In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, right-wing influencers and at least one Trump administration official have actively encouraged people to scour the internet for remarks celebrating the killing and to expose those who have posted them online,” the New York Times reports.

“The widespread and fast-moving campaign of naming-and-shaming has already resulted in countless lost jobs, professional suspensions and internal investigations, exacerbating the already fraught tensions over the shooting that exist online.”

The Intellectualist: “Tyler James Robinson, the man arrested for Kirk’s murder, is listed in Utah voter records as unaffiliated and inactive.”

“He was not registered as a Democrat, not registered as a Republican, and had not cast ballots in recent elections.”

“That clarity matters because it underscores just how quickly narrative outpaced fact — and how dangerous that can be.”

“We got him.”

— Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R), at a press conference, announcing the capture of a suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk.

Associated Press: “Investigators obtained clues, including a palm print, a shoe impression and a high-powered hunting rifle found in a wooded area along the path the shooter fled. But they had yet to name a suspect or cite a motive in the killing they were treating as the latest act of political violence to convulse the United States across the ideological spectrum.”

“The photos of a person in a hat, sunglasses and a long-sleeve black shirt, with a backpack, as well as a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest suggested that law enforcement thought tips from the public might be needed to crack the case.”

CNN reports video captured by a house camera near the university appears to show “a person matching the description and images of the suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk walking on a residential street before the shooting.”

“America may be getting too dangerous for politics,” CNN reports.

“The assassination of Charlie Kirk, President Donald Trump’s ambassador to youthful conservatives, has stirred such a sense of shock that some lawmakers are now rethinking the kind of freewheeling, outdoor campaigning that his barnstorming college tours were meant to preserve.”

“On Thursday morning, a day after hastily suggesting the person who gunned down Charlie Kirk was in custody, Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, convened an online meeting with 200 agents around the country to discuss the manhunt. It was a tense affair,” the New York Times reports.

“Mr. Patel and his deputy, Dan Bongino, made it clear they were under intense pressure to catch the killer of Mr. Kirk. They expressed themselves with such fierce urgency that, in the view of some participants, it hinted at another motive: to prove they were up to the task.”

Washington Post: “Patel and Bongino were present at tonight’s news conference but did not comment.”

President Trump said there has been “big progress” in finding Charlie Kirk’s killer, and told reporters he has an “indication” of the motivation, the Wall Street Journal reports.

He added: “But we’ll let you know about that later.”