Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray on Tuesday announced seven charges, including murder, against suspect Tyler Robinson in connection with the fatal shooting last week of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, and said he would seek the death penalty in the trial case.
In addition to the aggravated murder charge, the 22-year-old Robinson is charged with two counts of obstruction of justice, in connection with him allegedly trying to hide or destroy evidence related to the shooting Wednesday of Kirk at a rally at Utah Valley University, specifically hiding the rifle he allegedly used and destroying the clothes he allegedly wore in the shooting.
Gray said Robinson was charged with aggravated murder, a capital offense, for "intentionally or knowingly causing the death of Charlie Kirk, at great risk of death for others."
