Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old from Utah, was charged with seven counts on Tuesday afternoon for allegedly shooting right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University last Wednesday.
Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray held a press conference, during which he read aloud from the charging documents. Those documents are available here, and include an alleged text exchange in which Robinson confessed to his roommate that he had killed Kirk, and discussed his attempts to retrieve his weapon later that day.
Robinson had his first court appearance virtually from the jail Tuesday evening, during which the judge said he’ll be assigned a lawyer. He is being held without bail.
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Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old from Utah, was charged with seven counts on Tuesday afternoon for allegedly shooting right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University last Wednesday.
Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray held a press conference, during which he read aloud from the charging documents. Those documents are available here, and include an alleged text exchange in which Robinson confessed to his roommate that he had killed Kirk, and discussed his attempts to retrieve his weapon later that day.
Robinson had his first court appearance virtually from the jail Tuesday evening, during which the judge said he’ll be assigned a lawyer. He is being held without bail.
