(Orem, Utah) - An arrest has been made for the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

 

Authorities say 22 year old Tyler Robinson made the three hour drive from his home in Utah to where Kirk was giving a presentation at a college campus on Wednesday.

 

A few hours later, Robinson fatally shot Kirk from the roof of a building some 150 to 200 yards away, authorities said.

 

After driving home, authorities said Robinson, eventually, confessed or gave some indication that he was the shooter and his father contacted the authorities, who arrested him late last night.

 

During a news conference this morning, Utah Governor Spencer Cox said the assassination was politically driven.

 

“Investigators interviewed a family member of Robinson who stated Robinson had become more political in recent years,” Cox said.

 

Cox said family members also expressed a dislike for Kirk describing him as “spreading hate.”

 

Robinson faces the death penalty, if convicted.