Neighbors of Tyler Robinson’s family react to him as the suspected UVU shooter
Sep 12, 2025, 2:38 PM
(Marc Weaver)
(Marc Weaver)
WASHINGTON CITY, Washington County — Neighbors of the family of suspected shooter Tyler Robinson, accused of killing political activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, are now reacting to his arrest.
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Robinson’s hometown, Washington City, Utah, is located approximately 260 miles south of the UVU campus in Orem.
KSL TV spoke to neighbors of Robinson’s family, who’ve known him since he was a child. They tell KSL they’re shocked he’s the accused gunman.
One neighbor, Kristen Schwerman, lives just a few houses down from the Robinsons. She said she’s known the family for years and was the head custodian at the school they all attended.
Schwerman describes Robinson as someone with a mild personality who always kept to himself. She’s shocked he’s reportedly behind Kirk’s killing.
“I’m sure most people in the neighborhood is shocked because most people have lived here forever and know him as the kid I did … you know what I know about Tyler is he was always very quiet, he was very smart, he had just a real mellow personality, never caused any problems,” Schwerman said.
She said she feels for his family and that Robinson always had great parents.
The Robinson family home in Washington City is about 10 minutes away from what KSL believes is his apartment in St. George, where he attends Dixie Technical College.
