"PROVO, Utah (AP) - Prosecutors brought a murder charge Tuesday against the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk and outlined evidence, including a text message confession to his partner and a note left beforehand saying he had the opportunity to kill one of the nation's leading conservative voices "and I'm going to take it." DNA on the trigger of the rifle that killed Kirk also matched that of Tyler Robinson, Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray said while outlining the evidence and announcing charges that could result in the death penalty if Robinson is convicted."
"The prosecutor said Robinson, 22, wrote in one text that he spent more than a week planning the attack on Kirk, a prominent force in politics credited with energizing the Republican youth movement and helping Donald Trump win back the White House in 2024. "The murder of Charlie Kirk is an American tragedy," Gray said. Kirk was gunned down Sept. 10 while speaking with students at Utah Valley University. Prosecutors allege Robinson shot Kirk in the neck with a bolt-action rifle from the roof of a nearby building on the campus in Orem, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Salt Lake City."
Tyler Robinson, 22, was charged with the murder of Charlie Kirk after prosecutors presented DNA evidence linking him to the rifle trigger and cited a text confession and a pre-attack note. Prosecutors say Robinson wrote that he spent more than a week planning the attack and that he had "had enough of his hatred," adding that some hate cannot be negotiated out. Kirk was shot Sept. 10 while speaking at Utah Valley University and was struck in the neck from a nearby roof. Robinson appeared by video in court, has not cooperated with investigators, and faces charges that could carry the death penalty.
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