Kirk was shot at and killed on September 10 as he spoke with students during an event at Utah Valley University. The suspect was arrested on Thursday near the town of St. George, the southern Utah community where he grew up.
The suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk appeared in court Tuesday charged with the conservative activist’s murder, as prosecutors said they were seeking the death penalty for a crime that has shaken the United States.
Utah County District Attorney Jeffrey Gray told a press conference that suspect Tyler R.* also faces charges including obstruction of justice for disposing of evidence, witness tampering for ordering his roommate to delete texts, and committing a violent crime when children are present.
Gray said he had decided to seek the death penalty “independently, based solely on the available evidence and circumstances and nature of the crime.”
“I was not pressured to make a decision” on whether to choose the death penalty, Gray told reporters at a press conference.
The suspect later briefly appeared in court via video feed from jail in his first public appearance since the shooting. Gray told Tyler R. that he will “remain in custody, without bail.”
His next hearing will be on September 29.
Kirk was shot at and killed on September 10 as he spoke with students during an event at Utah Valley University. The suspect was arrested on Thursday near the town of St. George, the southern Utah community where he grew up.
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