Tyler Robinson faces a number of charges in connection with Kirk’s death
The man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university was charged on Tuesday with a number of criminal offences, including aggravated murder.
Prosecutors confirmed they will be seeking the death penalty for Tyler Robinson, 22, if he is convicted of killing Kirk last week at Utah Valley University. Robinson, 22, also faces charges related to a firearms offence, obstruction of justice, witness tampering and committing a violent offence in the presence of a child. The last count relates to killing Kirk while children were present at the event, including near the stage. Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray said prosecutors decided to seek the death penalty “based solely on the available evidence and circumstances and nature of the crime.” “I do not take this decision lightly and it is a decision I have made independently as county attorney,” Gray told a news conference in announcing the charges on Tuesday.
Kirk, 31, was shot dead on Wednesday as he spoke with students on campus on Orem, about 64 kilometres south of Salt Lake City. Prosecutors have said Robinson shot Kirk in the neck with a bolt-action rifle from the roof of a nearby campus building. Robinson was scheduled to appear on camera for a virtual court hearing Tuesday afternoon. It was unclear whether he had an attorney…Source: cbc.ca/news/world
