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Washington, Utah, located in the southeast of Zion National Park, surrounded by cinematic Mesos and has long been a center for studying the natural wonders of the West.

However, the last 48 hours left the residents, interested in how the portal in the most beautiful parts of the country may have created one of the most ugly actions of political violence in years.

Public records and police statements show that Tyler Robinson, Authorities are men accused of killing a conservative activist Charlie Kirk Utah Vali lived in the area this week. On Saturday, the authorities released a statement by accusing him of burdened murder, a crime of firearms and obstacles.

Local and federal law enforcement agencies went down to the usually quiet quarters in Washington and closest to St. George, knocking on the door and closing the streets when they conducted high -level investigation.

With the house associated with Mr. Robinson and his parents in Washington, the neighbors were shocked that a resident could commit such an attack.

“It’s shaking the community because you don’t expect it,” said 20 -year -old Jacobson, who recently moved to her grandmother’s home.

Ms Jacobson said she did not know the Robinson’s family personally, but her grandmother did.

“She just said she thought what she saw and what they know, they are a wonderful family, just ordinary citizens,” said Ms Jacobson. “She used the words” Very patriotic people. “

“We knew their family. Our whole neighborhood is so close,” said another neighbor who lived around the corner. She asked the BBC not to use her name from the hot political and internet talking around the murder of Kirk.

She remembered Tyler Robinson, “was a pretty quiet child”, although his younger brothers were more involved in the community and sports. She called her mother Amber Robinson, “strange father” and his father Matthew Robinson, “hard -working”. Both from time to time visited the neighboring Markon Church, she said.

“It just shows that you can be a strange father and your children are still just choosing what they chose,” the neighbor said.

“It’s a good family,” said Utu Spencer Cox in CNN on Saturday. “The usual childhood. All the things you hope will never lead to something like this. And unfortunately it has succeeded.”

On September 10, Kirk was shot dead in front of hundreds of students and observers, and was later announced dead in the hospital. Video Racked Social Media, and President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and leaders of both major US political parties have condemned the murder.

“If you thought that my husband’s mission was powerful before, you have no idea. You have no idea that you have just solved all over this country,” the activist Eric Kirk said in her first public statement on Saturday.

Initially, the officials conducted two suspects, but later released them. On Friday, the governor of Utah Spencer Cox announced that Mr. Robinson was in custody. His father persuaded him to surrender, officials said.

The night before the police cars went down to Townhaus to St. Dzhorj, Utah, where local media reported that Mr. Robinson had an apartment.

The gray styles that live across the road from the residence returned from the evening walk to see the great presence of the police in its complex. In the video she shared with the BBC, a loud voice – which, she said, belongs to the authorities – you can hear the cry: “Free!” And “Come out now!”

“It just tears your mind, coming to the street, and suddenly there are helicopters above your house,” said Ms Style, adding that she never talked or interacted with Mr. Robinson.

Another neighbor, 18-year-old Josh Kemp, said he saw Mr. Robinson once left his home with a roommate.

According to the statement D -Robinson, the police interviewed a roommate that showed them reports that Robinson allegedly posted on the disorder.

The reports attributed to Mr. Robinson discussed “the need to extract the rifle from the point, leaving the rifle in the bush, reports related to the visual view of the area where the rifle remained and the message that has left the rifle wrapped in a towel.”

“The reports also refer to the engraving, as well as the mention of the sphere and rifle, which is unique,” the statement reads.

Utah Gray, Prosecutor Jeff Gray, plans to charge Mr. Robinson on Tuesday, CBS News reports and the accused will have his first speech in court that day.

The nation – including the current White House passengers in Washington, will look at Colombia.

But Washington, Utah, will also be.

“All this time I never knew that I live near a person capable of something like this,” said Ms Jacobson, playing the park with her groom and baby.

“It’s just a question as far as I’m closer to someone else that might be like that?”