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Prosecutors have laid out their case against Tyler Robinson in a five-day preliminary hearing for the Sept. 10 shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. The hearing is livestreamed; the judge will decide whether the case advances to trial, with the death penalty possible if convicted.
Prosecutors have presented DNA, notes and witness statements linking Tyler Robinson to the Sept. 10 shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. A Utah judge is deciding whether there is enough evidence for a trial on aggravated murder. The hearing is ongoing and the decision will come after Sept. 1.
An independent, UVU-commissioned after-action report has found significant security shortcomings around Charlie Kirk’s Sept. 10, 2025, campus talk, including a failure to conduct a formal security assessment and deferment of key decisions to Turning Point USA. The findings call for strengthened campus safety measures and clearer decision-making authority.