Utah County Attorney charged Tuesday Taylor Robinson In the shooting of Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist at the University of Utah, a murder official said it was politically motivated. They intend to seek death penalty.
Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray announces Prosecution At the noon press conference, aggravated murder, felony release of firearms, causing serious personal injury, and committing violent crimes in front of children. Robinson, 22, was also charged with two counts of obstruction and two counts of witness tampering.
“Charlie Kirk was murdered while participating in one of our most sacred and cherished American rights,” said Gray. “The cornerstone of our Democratic Republic is the freedom to exchange ideas in the search for truth, understanding and a more perfect alliance.”
Gray said the murder was considered a serious crime because it was believed to be a motive for the victim’s political performance. Regarding the death penalty, he added: “I will not make this decision easily, and it is a decision I made independently as a county attorney, based solely on the available evidence, circumstances and nature of the crime.”
Robinson will make his first appearance in court at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Kirk, 31, was fatally shot on September 10 while attracting students. He is the co-founder of the American Turnaround Point, considered a young conservative and plays a key role in Donald Trump’s 2024 White House return.
Shooting inspired Chaos on campusdelays and contradictory emergency alarms confuses many students and faculty. Since then, Kirk’s vigils have been held in states such as Arizona, New York and Washington. Throughout America, Kirk’s murder has become a rally call Retribution from the far right and fuel Attack on civil society.
Investigators claim forensic evidence links Robinson to the shooting, FBI Director Kash Patel told Fox and friends The matching DNA was found on a towel surrounding the rifle and was recycled from the roof of the lethal shooting on the screwdriver. Patel also said investigators believe Robinson wrote an account about his alleged intention to kill Kirk and reinforced the attack.
Prosecution Posted on Tuesday Add vivid details to the allegations. Prosecutors said the surveillance footage captured Robinson climbing onto the campus roof, lying prone to the “sniper position” and firing nearly 160 yards away. Investigators recovered the cartridges on the scene with news of hand-carved, and prosecutors pointed out premeditation and motivation.
Prosecutors also quoted interviews with Robinson’s parents and roommates, who said he “spread too much hatred” against Kirk and admitted he “had enough hatred.” The document further claimed that Robinson told his roommate that if police were toward Kirk was shot and saw the children remain silent near the stage when he was shot, prosecutors said the seriousness of the offender was intensified.
Investigators are still reviewing Robinson’s Digital Footprint. Screenshots obtained by The Washington Post and Other exports He was allegedly confessed in a private discord chat before surrender: “I was at UVU yesterday. I’m sorry for it.” The same user then had another message saying he was about to hand in through “Sheriff Friend”. Discord reportedly confirmed it handed a copy of the information to law enforcement and said there was no evidence that Robinson used the platform to plan or promote violence.
