Overview

• Speaking in Erie, Pennsylvania, Obama called the killing “horrific,” warned the nation is at an “inflection point,” and criticized the White House for rushing to assign partisan blame.
• Utah County prosecutors said 22-year-old Tyler Robinson faces aggravated murder and related counts in the Sept. 10 shooting and that they will seek the death penalty.
• Charging documents describe alleged notes about “taking out” Kirk, engraved bullets with messages, and texts to a romantic partner, while Robinson’s parents alerted authorities after recognizing him from released images.
• U.S. officials said visa denials and some revocations are underway for foreigners who glorified the killing, following public warnings from Deputy Secretary of State Chris Landau.
• The fallout spans media and activism, with an Illinois TV anchor resigning over an on-air tribute, backlash to an ABC reporter’s description of texts, and conservatives organizing larger campus events and a Sunday memorial in Glendale, Arizona.