Prosecutors Reveal Charges Against Suspected Charlie Kirk Assassin, Will Seek Death Penalty

Utah County Attorney Jeffrey Gray revealed on Tuesday that suspected Charlie Kirk assassin, Tyler Robinson, faces seven charges, including a count of aggravated murder, which makes him eligible for the death penalty.

At a press conference announcing the charges, Gray added that he would file a notice of intent to seek the death penalty, saying that the decision is based “on the available evidence and circumstances and nature of the crime.” The attorney said that the suspected assassin leaned more into leftist politics in the past year and targeted Kirk over his political expression.

Robinson is charged with one count of aggravated murder “for intentionally or knowingly causing the death of Charlie Kirk under circumstances that created a great risk of death to others.” The second count is felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury.

“The state is further alleging aggravating factors on counts one and two because the defendant is believed to have targeted Charlie Kirk based on Charlie Kirk’s political expression and did so knowing that children were present and would witness the homicide,” Gray said.

Count three is obstruction of justice “for moving and concealing the rifle used in the shooting.” Count four is another obstruction of justice charge “for disposing the clothing he wore during the shooting.” Counts five and six are witness tampering “for directing his roommate to delete his incriminating texts” and “for directing his roommate to stay silent if police questioned him.” The final count is commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child “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.”

Robinson’s mother told investigators that her son became more political and Left-leaning over the past year, adopting pro-gay and pro-transgender views, according to Gray. Robinson was also dating his roommate, a man who identified as a woman and is in the process of “transitioning,” the attorney added, citing comments Robinson’s mother made to authorities.

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Gray said that Robinson’s political shift to the Left and his decision to date his trans-identifying roommate led to multiple conversations with his father “who had very different political views.”

Robinson allegedly texted his roommate after the assassination and told him look under a keyboard. The roommate found a note under the keyboard, which stated, “I have the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I’m going to take it,” according to Gray. The attorney added that text messages sent between Robinson and his roommate revealed that Robinson stated that he targeted Kirk because he “had enough” of Kirk’s “hatred,” adding, “Some hatred can’t be negotiated out.” In another text message, Robinson allegedly said that he had been planning the assassination for a week.

Robinson asked his roommate to avoid speaking to the media or police, and urged him to “ask for a lawyer and stay silent,” Gray said.