Charlie Kirk shooting: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox shares new details

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Sunday that the antheral arrested successful transportation with the sidesplitting of blimpish governmental activist Charlie Kirk is "not cooperating" with authorities, days aft helium was booked into Utah County Jail.

While Cox said connected ABC News' "This Week" that the suspect, identified arsenic Tyler Robinson, is not cooperating, "all the radical astir him are."

The governor's comments travel aft the 22-year-old was arrested Friday aft a manhunt that spanned much than 30 hours, and yet concluded erstwhile a family friend of the fishy contacted authorities.

The fatal shooting of Kirk, which occurred portion helium was speaking astatine a rally at Utah Valley University, has rattled the nation.

"If your presumption of America is not shaken close now, past there's thing incorrect with you," Cox said connected CNN's "State of the Union."

"This is simply a nonstop battle connected America," helium continued.

Investigators are inactive piecing unneurotic a motive for the killing. Cox said that the fishy participated often successful gaming and net culture.

"Friends person confirmed that determination was that deep, acheronian internet, Reddit civilization and these different acheronian places of the internet, wherever this idiosyncratic was going deep," Cox said connected NBC's "Meet the Press."

"You saw that connected the casings. I didn't person immoderate thought what those inscriptions meant, but they are surely the meme-ification that is happening successful our nine today."

A fig of casings recovered with the firearm allegedly utilized successful the shooting were engraved with messages, including 1 that said, "hey fascist! CATCH!"

The politician connected Sunday besides confirmed a New York Times report that said that Robinson had communicated connected the messaging level Discord aft the shooting.

"All we tin corroborate is that those conversations decidedly were happening, and they did not judge it was really him," helium said connected ABC News.

"It was each joking until, until he, you know, until helium admitted that it really was him," helium continued.

As galore questions stay implicit the grisly killing, Cox said that authoritative charges successful the lawsuit are expected to beryllium filed connected Tuesday, "and determination volition beryllium overmuch much grounds and accusation disposable then."

"We're interviewing each kinds of people, everyone that knows him, and trying to larn much astir what that motive really was," helium said.

Cox besides confirmed reports that investigators person interviewed Robinson's roommate, who was described arsenic a "romantic partner" and is transitioning from antheral to female.

"This spouse has been incredibly cooperative, had nary thought that this was happening, and is moving with investigators close now," Cox said connected CNN.