Tyler Robinson is expected to face an aggravated-murder rap — the only charge in Utah to carry the death penalty — for killing Charlie Kirk, according to a probable cause affidavit released Friday.
The 22-year-old suspect from Washington, Utah, will also face charges of felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury and obstruction of justice, the affidavit said.
All of the offenses so far are state charges.
In Utah, aggravated murder is the only crime for which the death penalty is a sentencing possibility, and the prosecution must specifically seek it out.
However, capital punishment is unusual in Utah, which has only executed seven individuals since 1977, primarily by lethal injection, although a firing squad is a possibility.
In most cases, aggravated murder is typically charged as a non-capital first-degree felony, and prosecutors may seek a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole, or a minimum sentence of 25 years.
President Trump is among many who have already called for Kirk’s killer to face execution.
“In Utah, you have death penalty, and a good governor there, I have gotten to know him,” Trump told “Fox & Friends” on Friday morning. “The governor is intent on the death penalty in this case, and he should be.”
Before Robinson was nabbed, Gov. Spencer Cox said his state “will pursue the death penalty” once “this evil human being” is captured.
Many other lawmakers demanded Friday that Robinson face the death penalty, too, if convicted.
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“They got him! Now, justice must be served for Charlie Kirk, for his family and for our country. I would support [Utah Gov. Spencer Cox] and Trump’s DOJ in pursuing the death penalty. Political violence of any kind CANNOT happen in this country,” said Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on X.
Alabama Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth added in a post, “While it is great news, it does not erase the loss of one of the greatest conservative voices in history. Prosecutors MUST pursue the death penalty and demand justice for Charlie Kirk’s assassination.”
Under Utah state law, officials have three days to file charging documents, Cox told a Friday morning news conference.
The documents should come “early next week,” he said.
Officials believe Robinson, who was named Friday as the suspect in the conservative influencer’s assassination, acted alone, Cox added.
“We do not at this time have any information that would lead to any additional arrests,” he said.
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