In addition to the crime of aggravated homicide, they also imputed him for shot with aggravating -with maximum perpetual chain penalty and Obstruction of Justicepunished with Up to 15 years in prison.
Jeffrey Gray, prosecutor of Utah, confirmed that he will present a notification of intention to request death. As he explained, he made this decision independently and “based solely on the available evidence, the circumstances and the nature of the crime.”
In turn, when presenting the charges, he described Kirk’s murder as “An American tragedy.” In the accusation, the prosecutor said the attack was planned more than a week in advance and motivated by the suspect’s rejection of the political ideas of the ultra -right militant.
Kirk, nearby president of the former president Donald Trump and founder of TURNING Point USAdied last Wednesday during an act At a university in that state, after receiving a deadly shot in the neck.
The accused would have used a Rifle with telescopic sight To make the shot from a roof. He was arrested after an intense persecution that extended for 33 hours.
Who is Tyler Robinson
Robinson is a 22 -year -old native of Utah. Although it had a registration to vote, it did not do so in the last US elections.
However, a relative of his told researchers that Robinson “had become more politicized in recent years”according to Utah’s governor Spencer Cox, at a press conference this Friday.
The researchers discovered political messages recorded in ammunition of the rifle found near the scene of the shooting, as “catch the fascist”, among others.
Who was Charlie Kirk
The political leader, married to Erika Kirk and father of two children, frequently used networks such as Tiktok, Instagram and YouTube to spread their ideological positions.
Among his messages, they stood out Criticism and forceful judgments Against the movement for the rights of transgender people, the LGBT+community, feminism, Afro -descendant people, and other minorities.
In addition, he used to share fragments of debates in which he participated during his tours of universities, spaces where concentrated much of his militancy.
FBI research
The case generated strong questions to the work of the director of the FBI, Kash Patelespecially after prematurely announced the arrest of a suspect that ended released just two hours later for lack of evidence.
For that situation, Patel must appear on Tuesday before a Senate panel for Answer about your actions around homicide of Kirk and the general management of the investigation.
From the American executive It was expressed that Kirk’s murder justified the impulse of an offensive against what they described as a “domestic terrorist movement” of the left.
The announcement woke up Concern in different political sectorswhich warned that the initiative could lead to attempts to silence opposition voices under the excuse of fighting internal threats.
Source: Ambito
