"Utah County Attorney Jeffrey Gray said Tuesday that the evidence collected against Tyler Robinson for the murder of Charlie Kirk included finding his DNA on the trigger of the murder weapon. Kirk, 31, was speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on September 10 when he was fatally shot. The Turning Point USA founder was a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump and is survived by his wife and their two young children."
"On Tuesday, Gray officially announced the seven charges against Robinson were aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, two counts of obstruction of justice, two counts of witness tampering, and commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child. The state is seeking the death penalty. Robinson is being held without bail in the Utah County Jail,"
"A bolt-action rifle wrapped in a towel that contained one spent round and three unspent rounds was found in a wooden area where the suspect could be seen on surveillance video leaving campus, said Gray, and the rifle, ammunition, rounds, and towel were sent for forensic processing. DNA consistent with the defendant was found on the trigger, other parts of the rifle, the fired cartridge casing, two of the three unfired cartridges, and the towel, said Gray."
Utah County Attorney Jeffrey Gray announced seven charges against Tyler Robinson, including aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, two counts of obstruction of justice, two counts of witness tampering, and commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child. The state is seeking the death penalty. Charlie Kirk, 31, was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University on September 10 and is survived by his wife and two young children. Robinson is held without bail and will make a virtual first appearance at 3 pm MT. Investigators recovered a bolt-action rifle wrapped in a towel containing one spent round and three unspent rounds, and surveillance video showed the suspect leaving campus. DNA consistent with Robinson was found on the trigger, other parts of the rifle, a fired cartridge casing, two unfired cartridges, and the towel. Officials reviewed information from Robinson’s parents and text messages exchanged with his roommate.
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