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Utah Prosecutors Charge Tyler Robinson in Charlie Kirk Killing, Seek Death Penalty

Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty, with the FBI scrutinizing more than 20 of the suspect's online contacts.

Overview

  • Investigators report DNA matches to Robinson on a towel that wrapped the recovered rifle, tools found on a rooftop, and the weapon’s trigger, and say a destroyed handwritten memo was reconstructed.
  • The Washington Post published messages in which the suspect allegedly wrote "I did it" and indicated he would surrender shortly before authorities announced his detention.
  • Charging documents state a single rifle round was fired from a rooftop about 150 meters away during an outdoor event at Utah Valley University.
  • Robinson surrendered at a sheriff’s office roughly 400 kilometers from the scene, then made an initial online court appearance, with the next hearing set for Sept. 29.
  • The FBI is investigating participants in the suspect’s online communities, while President Trump publicly blames the "radical left" and says a large-scale inquiry has begun.