Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Faces Murder Charge in Utah Court

Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Charged With Murder

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By Madlin Mekelburg, Bob Van Voris, and Myles Miller

September 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM UTC

Updated on

September 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM UTC

The suspect in the assassination of political commentator Charlie Kirk made his first appearance in a Utah court after being charged with murder in a case that’s galvanized President Donald Trump and his allies over what they see as rampant political violence against conservatives.

Prosecutors on Tuesday filed a first-degree aggravated murder charge against Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old suspect taken into custody last week a day after Kirk was fatally shot.