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Judge sends Charlie Kirk murder case to trial with defendant facing potential death penalty
- On Tuesday, Utah District Judge Tony Graf decided whether to send Tyler Robinson to trial for aggravated murder, potentially making him eligible for the death penalty in the case involving the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
- Prosecutors in July spent five days presenting what they described as "overwhelming" evidence, including DNA linking Robinson to a bolt-action rifle and a tool allegedly used to engrave cartridges. The 23-year-old turned himself in a day after the September 2025 shooting.
- Defense attorneys argued the shooter "hit the intended target" and did not endanger others, while prosecutors contend numerous people were within a "zone of danger" when the shot was fired from more than 400 feet away.
- Evidence includes a handwritten note stating "I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk, and I took it" and a text message reading "Some hate can't be negotiated out," which prosecutors allege shows political targeting.
- Before his death, Kirk and Turning Point USA galvanized conservative youth for President Donald Trump. If the aggravated murder charge stands, Robinson faces potential death penalty; if reduced to murder, he faces a minimum 15-year sentence.
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Suspect pleads not guilty in Charlie Kirk murder case
Tyler Robinson, the man accused of fatally shooting prominent US conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus last year, pleaded not guilty to a murder charge that a judge ruled could carry the death penalty.
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