Charlie Kirk shooter officially charged for assassination; death penalty possible

Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray called Charlie Kirk's assassination an American calamity and formally charged Tyler Robinson with 7 counts including aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing superior bodily wounded and obstruction of justice.

“The execution of Charlie Kirk is an American tragedy." Gray said.“Charlie Kirk was murdered portion engaging successful 1 of our astir ineffable and cherished American rights, the bedrock of our antiauthoritarian republic, the escaped speech of ideas successful a hunt for truth, knowing and a much cleanable union,” helium said calling the sidesplitting an discourtesy against the state. “I’m filing announcement of intent to question the decease penalty. I bash not marque this determination lightly, and it’s 1 I’ve made arsenic region lawyer based solely connected grounds and circumstances of the crime,” Gray added.

Motive clear: Too overmuch evil successful Charlie Kirk

Gray besides revealed that Tyler told his parents that there's excessively overmuch evil successful Charlie Kirk. “I recognize the public’s tendency to cognize the facts. My ain household members person pressed maine for information. Why are we reluctant to stock the details of the probe itself and remark connected the case? Because I privation to guarantee a just and impartial trial,” Gray said.

Robinson's parent identified her lad successful the photo

“On the evening of September 11, 2025, arsenic instrumentality enforcement continued their investigation, Tyler James Robinson went to the Washington County sheriff’s bureau with his parents and a household person to crook himself in.

Robinson’s parent stated the pursuing to police: On September 11, 2025, the time aft the shooting, Robinson’s parent saw the photograph of the shooter successful the quality and thought the shooter looked similar her son.

Robinson’s parent called her son, and asked him wherever helium was. He said helium was astatine home, sick and that helium had besides been astatine location sick connected September 10. Robinson’s parent expressed interest to her hubby that the fishy shooter looked similar Robinson. Robinson’s begetter agreed," Gray said

How Charlie Kirk died

“Approximately 15 minutes into the event, Mr Kirk was answering a question astir wide shootings by transgender individuals erstwhile a gunshot rang out.

The slug struck Mr Kirk successful the neck. He slumped to the crushed astir immediately. The bullet’s trajectory passed intimately to respective different individuals beside Mr Kirk, including the questioner, who was lasting straight successful beforehand of Mr Kirk. Children were disposable adjacent Mr.

Kirk’s signifier erstwhile helium was shot. Mr Kirk was rushed to a adjacent hospital, wherever helium was declared deceased,” Gray said.

Here are the 7 counts that Tyler Robinson is facing

1. Aggravated murder2. Felony discharge of a firearm causing superior bodily injury3. Obstruction of justness connected September 104. Obstruction of justness connected September 115. Tampering with a witnesser connected September 106. Tampering with a witnesser connected September 117. Violent discourtesy committed successful the beingness of a child.