Local prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old accused of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk last week at a university campus in Utah.
During a press conference on Tuesday announcing the charges, Utah County Attorney Jeffrey Gray said the state will be charging Robinson with aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm and multiple counts of witness tampering and obstruction of justice for his alleged efforts to evade arrest after the shooting.
“I do not take this decision lightly,” Gray said about his intent to seek the death penalty. “And it is a decision I have made independently as county attorney based solely on the available evidence and circumstances and nature of the crime.”