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Utah Prosecutors Present Case Against Man Accused of Charlie Kirk’s Murder

Nathan Frandino  | Jimmy Urquhart

PROVO, Utah, July 6 (Reuters)—A police officer at the university where prominent conservative U.S. activist Charlie Kirk was killed last year testified on Monday that he observed what looked like a “sniper pad” atop the building from which the fatal shot was fired, as prosecutors began laying out their case that a Utah man should stand trial for the crime.

In a packed Provo, Utah, courtroom, Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, sat feet away from Tyler Robinson, the man accused of driving four hours from his Utah town of Washington to murder Charlie Kirk, 31, on Sept. 10. Members of Robinson’s family also were present. Robinson, wearing a gray jacket, sat between his lawyers, taking notes. 

Donald Trump Jr. was at the preliminary hearing, media reported, and right-wing activist Jack Posobiec was seen entering the courthouse.

During the weeklong hearing, state prosecutors must convince District Court Judge Tony Graf that probable cause exists to believe that Robinson, 23, fired the single shot that killed Kirk in front of thousands of people in Orem, Utah.

Kirk was an influential figure credited with energizing many young voters behind Republican candidate Donald Trump in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Kirk was shot while appearing at Utah Valley University, 40 miles south of Salt Lake City, for one of his campus debates that drew crowds and gave him national prominence.

Chris Bagley, who was an officer with the university’s police force on duty the day of the killing, said he saw Kirk........

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