“For 33 hours, I was praying that if this had to happen here that it wouldn't be one of us — that somebody drove from another state, somebody came from another country… Sadly, that prayer was not answered the way I hoped for,” Cox said.

Utah Governor Spencer Cox said Friday he had prayed the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s assassination “wouldn’t be one of us,” remarks that drew sharp criticism online after authorities confirmed the shooter was a Utah man.

At a press conference following the arrest of Tyler Robinson, now held in Utah County Jail on charges including aggravated murder and obstruction of justice, Cox reflected on the 33-hour manhunt.

https://www.businesstoday.in/world/us/story/i-was-praying-that-it-was-an-immigrant-utah-gov-faces-heat-over-charlie-kirk-shooter-remark-493862-2025-09-13