Utah Gov. Spencer Cox additional elaborated on how investigators have decided that Tyler Robinson, the alleged shooter of Charlie Kirk, had been radicalized, pointing to gaming and “darkish web” tradition as potential elements that contributed to a shift.
Cox on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday gave extra particulars about his remark to the Wall Road Journal final week that Robinson had been “deeply indoctrinated with leftist ideology,” suggesting that got here from conversations Robinson had with associates.
In an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” with Kristen Welker, Cox added, “In line with household and people who we’re interviewing, he does come from a conservative household however his ideology was very completely different from his household and in order that’s a part of it.”
Robinson, Cox mentioned, will not be cooperating with authorities, however they’ve been capable of glean important data from household, associates, and acquaintances.
Cox instructed issues modified for Robinson after he dropped out of Utah State College.
“It appeared to occur type of after that — after he moved again to the southern a part of Utah. Clearly, there was numerous gaming occurring, associates which have confirmed that there was type of that deep, darkish web, Reddit tradition and these different darkish locations of the web the place this individual was going deep. You noticed that on the casings. … the meme-ification that’s occurring in our society right now,” he advised NBC.
In an interview with ABC’s “This Week” with Martha Raddatz, Cox additionally confirmed stories that acquaintances have been joking on-line with Robinson about images launched by the FBI throughout the manhunt.
“These conversations undoubtedly have been occurring. And they didn’t consider it was truly him — it was all joking till he admitted that it truly was him,” he mentioned.
Cox, who appeared on a trio of Sunday exhibits to supply some new particulars in regards to the investigation, mentioned the White Home requested him to.
“I don’t do numerous nationwide media anymore and it was the encouragement of the White Home that I’m on this program this morning,” he advised Raddatz.
