Officials announced charges for Charlie Kirk’s suspected assassin, Tyler Robinson. The 22-year-old is being charged with aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, two obstruction of justice counts, two witness tampering charges, and violent offense committed in the presence of a child.
“Count 1, aggravated murder, a capital offense for intentionally or knowingly causing the death of Charlie Kirk under circumstances that created a great risk of death to others,” said Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray. “Count 2, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, a first degree felony.”
“Count three, obstruction of justice. A second degree felony for moving and concealing the rifle used in the shooting. Count four, obstruction of justice, a third degree, a second degree felony for disposing the clothing he wore during the shooting. Count five, witness tampering, a third degree felony for directing his roommate to delete his incriminating texts,” he said. “Count 6, witness tampering, a third degree felony, for directing his roommate to stay silent if police questioned him. Count 7, commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child, a class A misdemeanor, for committing homicide knowing that children were present and may have seen or heard the murder and did so based on Charlie Kirk’s political expression.”
“I am filing a notice of intent to seek the death penalty,” he added. “I do not take this decision lightly, and it is a decision I have made independently as county attorney based solely on the available evidence and circumstances and nature of the crime.”
“The murder of Charlie Kirk is an American tragedy,” he said, as per NBC News. “Charlie Kirk was murdered while engaging in one of our most sacred and cherished American rights, the bedrock of our democratic republic, the free exchange of ideas and a search for truth, understanding and a more perfect union.”
The alleged shooter was seen on camera walking toward the campus in the early morning of September 10, wearing the same clothes later identified from the attack. Police believe he later returned to the area in a gray Dodge Challenger around 8:30 a.m., shortly before Kirk’s event.
