WASHINGTON CITY, Utah—Alongside the majestic Pine Valley Mountains, Pine View Estates is a middle-class desert paradise. Residents say they feel blessed to live amid colorful panoramic vistas and loving neighbors, a stone’s throw from a Mormon chapel—the spiritual wellspring for many of them.
But that sense of serenity was shaken Sept. 12. Authorities revealed that 22-year-old Tyler James Robinson, who grew up in the neighborhood, was accused of committing a sensational crime.
He drove about 250 miles from his hometown to Utah Valley University (UVU), officials say, alleging he positioned himself on a rooftop and fired a shot that killed Charlie Kirk, 31, founder of a conservative youth movement….