Charlie Kirk Shooting: FBI Timeline of Suspect Tyler Robinson's 33-Hour Manhunt and Arrest

Timeline of the Charlie Kirk Shooting Investigation

• 🎯 Charlie Kirk was shot at 12:23 p.m. on Wednesday, marking the beginning of the incident.
• ⚡ FBI agents arrived on scene within 16 minutes, at 12:39 p.m., alongside the chiefs of police, and immediately secured the area.
• ✈️ The FBI deployed fixed-wing assets to transport personnel, specialty technicians, and hostage rescue teams, as well as to shuttle evidence to labs.

Public Information and Suspect Identification

• 📸 At 10:00 a.m. local time on Thursday, the FBI released the first set of FBI photos of the suspect, Tyler Robinson.
• 💰 Shortly after, a $100,000 FBI reward for information was announced at 10:45 a.m. local time.
• 📺 During a press conference at approximately 8:00 p.m. Thursday, the FBI released never-before-seen video of the suspect and new images to the public.

Suspect Apprehension and Federal Response

• 📍 FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Bonino arrived on scene around 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
• 🚓 The suspect, Tyler Robinson, was taken into custody at 10:00 p.m. local time on Thursday.
• ⏱️ The entire operation, from the shooting to the arrest, took 33 hours, described as a historic time period due to the full weight of the federal government and state partners' involvement.