Charlie Kirk Killing: Utah Suspect Sharged With Murder, Faces Death Penalty

Tyler Robinson, the suspect in the killing of prominent US conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, has been formally charged with his murder, prosecutors in Utah announced on Tuesday.

 

Robinson has also been charged with felony discharge of a firearm, obstruction of justice, witness tampering and committing a violent crime in the presence of children.

 

Kirk, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, was shot dead last week during a speaking event on a Utah university campus. He was the founder of the influential conservative youth political group Turning Point USA.

 

Authorities said the 22-year-old used a rifle to fire a single bullet that struck Kirk in the neck from a rooftop. He was arrested following a 33-hour manhunt.

 

“After reviewing the evidence that law enforcement has collected thus far, I am charging Tyler James Robinson, age 22, with the following crimes,” Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray told a press conference.

 

“Count one, aggravated murder, a capital offence, for intentionally or knowingly causing the death of Charlie Kirk under circumstances that created a great risk of death to others.”

 

Robinson faces six other charges, including obstruction of justice and witness tampering, allegedly for instructing his roommate to remain silent4.

 

“I am filing a notice of intent to seek the death penalty,” Gray added. “I do not take this decision lightly, and it is a decision I have made independently as county attorney based solely on the available evidence and the nature of the crime.”

 

 

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