Judge Weighs Death-Penalty Murder Charge Against 23-Year-Old Tyler Robinson in Charlie Kirk Killing
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 1
Judge Weighs Death-Penalty Murder Charge Against 23-Year-Old Tyler Robinson in Charlie Kirk Killing
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 1
Summary
Tuesday’s Provo hearing could bind Tyler Robinson over for trial on aggravated murder and, if Judge Tony Graf allows it, bring his first plea nearly a year after Charlie Kirk’s Sept. 10, 2025 killing.
The death-penalty issue turns on one aggravating factor: prosecutors say Robinson endangered others by firing in front of about 3,000 people at a Utah Valley University event, while defense lawyers argue a single shot passed over the crowd.
July’s week-long preliminary hearing produced surveillance video, ballistics, the alleged murder rifle with Robinson’s DNA, a handwritten confession and testimony that he admitted the shooting to friends, including roommate Lance Twiggs.
Defense attorney Skye Lazaro and former FBI agent Greg Rogers said the probable-cause bar is low and expect the aggravated murder charge to survive for now, though they see extensive fights ahead over experts and forensic evidence.