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One of Tyler Robinson’s last meals as a free man may have been a steak dinner — medium rare
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EXCLUSIVE: PANGUITCH, Utah — One of Tyler Robinson’s last meals as a free man may have been at a roadside steakhouse off the beaten path, according to a Utah restaurateur who called in a tip to the FBI after news of the 22-year-old electrician’s arrest in the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
Staff at a mom-and-pop restaurant in Panguitch, Utah, about three hours south of the crime scene in Orem, said a customer who looked like Robinson had eaten alone at the counter on the night of the murder.
“So, the gal that served him said that he was quite quiet, kind of shy,” the restaurant owner, who said he is not seeking attention about the encounter and asked not to be named, told Fox News Digital. “Usually, if somebody sits at our counter, they like to talk. And he sat on the counter, and she said he really didn’t want to talk, just wanted to eat and get out.“
It was a very busy day, he noted, and there was a wait for regular tables at the time.
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Tyler Robinson, accused in the murder of Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, Dec. 11, 2025. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via Pool)
“He had a steak — had a sirloin, medium rare,” he said. “Vegetables. Baked potato.”
The restaurant owner told Fox News Digital he is a huge fan of Kirk’s work and called the situation “a crappy deal all the way around.” He also has ties to some of Robinson’s relatives.
“It’s kind of hit a local chord because we’re pretty tight-knit,” he said. “His grandmother grew up here in town.”
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Charlie Kirk speaks at Utah Valley University Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was speaking on his American Comeback Tour when he was shot in the neck and killed. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)
The next day, after Robinson’s arrest, his picture circulated widely.
“When they put a picture of the young man out there, I had a server say that they were relatively certain that they had had that person in that night — late,” the owner told Fox News Digital. “That was turned over to the FBI.”
The FBI called him back and asked for any information on the lone diner. Investigators interviewed the owner and two servers.
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These are the possible routes Tyler Robinson could have taken after his alleged shooting of TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk. (Google Earth)
The card reader system at the restaurant doesn’t store the names from cards if the user supplies a PIN, the owner said, and a camera over the cash register didn’t record the area where the lone diner was seated.
However, he was able to provide the FBI with the last four digits of the card used to pay for that steak and potato meal.
“That was the last I’ve heard of it,” he said. “I don’t know if the FBI found if it was conclusive if it was him or not.”
The FBI, which is typically tight-lipped regarding active cases, has not confirmed whether the number matches Robinson’s bank card.
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“The FBI followed through and did what they were supposed to, and that’s that,” the owner told Fox News Digital.
Panguitch is about 200 miles south of Utah Valley University, where Robinson is accused of firing a single shot from a .30-06 Mauser rifle from a rooftop, fatally striking Kirk.
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The 31-year-old father of two was answering a question from the audience at a Turning Point USA event when panic erupted.
Images show Kirk’s final moments and the crowd fleeing the campus courtyard. Surveillance cameras atop of the Losee Center building showed a man, later alleged to be Robinson, fleeing toward Campus Drive, dropping from the roof to a lawn and running into the surrounding neighborhood.
People run after shots were fired during an appearance by Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University Sept. 10, 2025 in Orem, Utah. Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was speaking during his American Comeback Tour when he was shot in the neck and killed. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)
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Police found the rifle wrapped in a towel in the woods, and authorities have said Robinson came back to the area, where he encountered a police officer manning the perimeter. But he was not deemed suspicious at the time because hundreds of people in the audience had dropped personal belongings as he fled.
However, text messages he shared with his lover and roommate, Lance Twiggs, show he discussed attempting to retrieve the rifle before he gave up and left.
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UVU students pause to reflect as they gaze over the spot where Charlie Kirk was assassinated in Orem, Utah, Sept. 17, 2025. (Matthew Finn/Fox News)
Fox News Digital previously obtained surveillance video from a Maverik gas station in Cedar City along the path between UVU and his home in St. George in southwestern Utah.
The stop in Panguitch, if investigators have confirmed his debit card number matches, would show he took a meandering route and used back roads, rather than taking the interstate all the way back.
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As for the restaurant owner, he’s hoping things quiet down.
“The staff that was involved. They were just trying to be good citizens, and they don’t really want to be hounded about it,” the owner said. “There wasn’t much conversation. There wasn’t anything more than they serve people. That’s their job, you know, and we’ve just, we’ve had a lot of weird calls and stuff over it.”
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Social media is absolutely flooded with the images, video and words showing a vibrant city and region full of the joys of our soccer heritage. The supposedly dying city of Seattle put on an exceptional show for the world’s game and once again is convincing USMNT players to consider the Sounders for their next stop.
None of that happens with a suburban stadium in Renton. None of it.
The championship banners in Lumen? They’d be gone, reducing the symbols of local soccer excellence from the TV feed.
All those packed local bars with their Sounders scarves, posters and kits? Gone.
This isn’t a hypothetical. Plenty of MLS teams are in metro areas hosting the World Cup. The other US MLS teams aren’t getting this kind of love. LA hosted a bigger US win, but that match experience was not an advertisement for the Galaxy or LAFC.
When Santa Clara hosts the Round of 32 match you are not going to hear a word about the 50-year-old San Jose Earthquakes. If the US advances to the semis in Arlington you won’t hear a peep about FC Dallas. If they make the final in East Rutherford the Red Bulls will be a footnote.
But when the world’s game comes to Seattle the Sounders are the conversation, because this team is in the heart of a city and region that loves it.
Ripping the Sounders away from these types of moments for revenue control while eliminating the free marketing to players and fans is laughable. Renton’s Legacy Square is doing a wonderful job for thousands of visitors a week. It is not Seattle. Nor is Southcenter’s shows in Tukwila.
Moments like Friday, the future Women’s World Cup matches and maybe even a US Round of 16 with hundreds of thousands of people experiencing Seattle’s soccer culture are only possible while soccer is a major tenant in a downtown stadium.
It’s why Don Garber praises the Sounders, and hardly ever mentions the flood of owners who built tiny houses in the burbs. “MLS isn’t what it is without the Sounders.”
The Sounders aren’t what they are without Lumen Field in Seattle. Full stop.
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Shane van Gisbergen earned his sixth career pole and second of the 2026 season on Saturday, rocketing to pole position around NASCAR’s all-new 3.4-mile street course at Naval Base Coronado. He even touched the wall twice on his fast lap, pushing to the absolute limit.
“A little bit (surprised),” said Van Gisbergen, who went out with the first group of qualifiers. “I thought the track would be better, and I thought people would execute a bit better. As I said, it’s just so difficult. There’s three or four corners you’re seeing for the first time of the day, and it’s on your heater. Amazing. The Red Bull Chevy is really good. Thank you to Trackhouse for doing a great job from yesterday, and we just need to get the driver a bit better,” he concluded with a smile.”
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Van Gisbergen bested Carson Hocevar by 0.0156s with a fast lap of 2:14.788s. Ryan Blaney will start third, Zane Smith fourth, and Todd Gilliland fifth. Blaney was a little bit quicker than SVG for most of his lap, but lost it through the final set of corners.
Daniel Suarez, Ryan Preece, Connor Zilisch, Michael McDowell, and Austin Hill will out the remainder of the top ten on the starting grid.
Project 91 driver Kevin Magnussen qualified 21st for his NASCAR Cup debut. Notably, championship leader Tyler Reddick spun out, but still reached 17th on the grid. Denny Hamlin is just 19 points behind him, and will start 26th.
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Some other notable drivers very deep in the field include William Byron in 27th, Chase Elliott 30th, and an injured Christopher Bell 37th. He will have Brent Crews on standby, and may finish the race for Bell on Sunday.
Jimmie Johnson was the first driver to set a time, and showed just how tricky things were as he had to use the runoff area in Turn 2 to avoid an incident. Erik Jones also smacked the wall at the exit of Turn 16, but there were no red flags during the session.
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Anchorage is commemorating Juneteenth with dancing, music and celebrations of Black excellence and culture this weekend.
The citywide Juneteenth celebration also includes opportunities for education, community gathering and reflection, and features vendors and guest speakers. The event kicked off Friday and continues from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday on the Delaney Park Strip.
Tragil Wade, an entrepreneur, author and inspirational speaker who is the big sister of former NBA great Dwyane Wade, was Friday’s special guest.
Saturday’s festivities, spotlighting the theme “Community and Culture,” kicked off with a freedom rally and parade. Saturday also features a youth segment, hip-hop dancing, community line dancing, multiple DJs and a performance from Soul Society.
“Faith and Family” is the theme for Sunday’s festivities. There will be a special Father’s Day opening at 1 p.m., a praise cardio session on the grass and an HBCU gospel segment. The afternoon will close with a community praise dance.
Juneteenth commemorates the day that the last slaves in the Confederacy were informed of their freedom following the Emancipation Proclamation on June 19, 1865. Long celebrated by Black Americans, Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021. In 2023, the Anchorage Assembly made Juneteenth an official city holiday, and in 2024, the Alaska Legislature passed a bill to designate Juneteenth as a state holiday.
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