Utah Gov. Cox warns against conspiracy theories, slams ‘ugly’ online reaction to Charlie Kirk assassination

Utah Governor Spencer Cox on Friday condemned the ugly and dark celebrations of Charlie Kirk s assassination noting that hundreds of leaders across party lines had reached out to him to express their sadness and disgust over the fatal shooting Cox in an appearance on Fox News' 'Special Report' on Friday afternoon discussed the ongoing study into Kirk's murder The conservative activist was fatally shot during a campus event in Utah on Wednesday Functionaries have since arrested -year-old Tyler Robinson as the suspected killer who is inferred to have acted alone Cox disclosed WHO IS TYLER ROBINSON WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT CHARLIE KIRK'S SUSPECTED ASSASSIN The review is ongoing Cox announced They're still following every lead But every piece of evidence we have so far makes it very clear that the assassin acted alone Cox urged Americans to reject the cycle of political violence and noted that hundreds of Democratic agents had reached out to him to express their true sadness and disgust at the attack He also warned against conspiracy theories spreading online and called celebratory reactions to Kirk's death so ugly and so dark Those violent images that we saw are just terrible Cox mentioned We're not conditioned for that type of information We've lost too much of our humanity and it happens in those dark corners of social media We just have to find a way to disconnect from that CHARLIE KIRK S STRONG STANCE ON DEATH PENALTY RESURFACES AFTER UTAH ASSASSINATIONThe Utah governor who had spoken with Kirk's family and described their grief as devastating declared the suspected shooter's actions were motivated by hatred toward the Turning Point USA founder and his beliefs This is an assault on not just him but on all of us Cox noted It is an insult on the very fabric of our country of our democratic republic of our ability to speak freely And we cannot take that lightly CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSINATION TIMELINE OF UTAH CAMPUS SHOOTING DETAILS ATTACK MANHUNT FOR SUSPECTWhile the review remains ongoing Cox revealed executives believe the shooter carried the rifle onto the rooftop before the attack rather than assembling it there After the shooting Robinson allegedly tried to hide the weapon in the woods wrapped in a towel where police recovered it later that evening When appealed about the video in which the suspect appeared to be walking with a limp Cox mentioned it was a very distinct possibility that the rifle had been concealed in his clothing Evidence including the round that struck Kirk is still being processed he announced Cox also reaffirmed that Utah prosecutors will pursue the death penalty if Robinson is convicted noting that he believes Kirk's family should be central in the legal process What I will also say is that we believe very strongly that the casualties need to play a role in these conversations he explained I want to make sure that in these conversations it's not about me it really is about the Kirk family Erica and their kids and Charlie's parents his sister all of the family