The shooting suspect’s mother recognized Tyler Robinson from a surveillance picture released by law enforcement, the Utah County attorney said.
When questioned by his mother, Robinson allegedly told her that he had been at home sick, Jeff Gray said at a news conference.
“Robinson’s mother expressed concern to her husband that the suspect shooter looked like Robinson. Robinson’s father agreed,” he said.
Robinson, with his parents and a family friend, went to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office to turn himself in.
The suspect’s mother said that over the last year, Robinson had become “more political and had started to lean more to the left, becoming more pro-gay and trans rights oriented,” Gray said.
Gray said Robinson’s mother also told authorities that he had begun to date his roommate, who “was transitioning genders.”
BREAKING: Utah officials confirm that Tyler Robinson is a leftist dating his transgender roommate
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