Charlie Kirk’s parents were present in the court on Monday
Charlie Kirk’s parents were present in the court on Monday
Prosecutors have released new surveillance footage that they say shows the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk running across a rooftop after last year’s fatal shooting.
The video, played on the second day of a preliminary hearing for accused Tyler Robinson in a Utah court, also appears to show the suspect jumping off the roof while holding an object.
Robinson, 23, is accused of fatally shooting Kirk on 10 September 2025 as the conservative activist addressed an audience on the campus of Utah Valley University.
The preliminary hearing, which is expected to continue all week, wil determine whether there is sufficient evidence for Robinson to stand trial.
Tyler Robinson (file picture)
Tyler Robinson (file picture)
Robinson faces multiple charges, including aggravated murder in connection with the shooting. He has not yet entered a plea, and his lawyers have objected to much of the video evidence.
Prosecutors in the case are seeking the death penalty.
Kirk’s widow Erika, who came face-to-face in court for the first time with her husband’s alleged killer on Monday, was in the courtroom again, the New York Times reported.
Prosecution witness David Hull, Utah’s State Bureau of Investigation’s lead investigator on the case, walked the court through the security footage on Tuesday.
The footage shows the man, allegedly Robinson, appeared twice in a parking garage on the day of the killing, Hull testified.
Earlier in the morning, he was wearing a maroon shirt and gray or olive shorts; the same man returned just before the killing in different clothes and seemingly walking with a limp, the lead investigator said.
The video then showed the suspect making his way to the Losee Building on the campus and rolling over a railing onto the rooftop.
Minutes after the shot rang out, the same man can be seen running across the roof, dropping down with an unknown object in his hands and making his way off campus, Hull testified.
Hull said that, in the early hours of 11 September – while a manhunt for Kirk’s killer was underway – an officer near campus had made contact with Robinson and took down his licence plate.
Erika Kirk comes face-to-face in court with husband’s alleged killer
Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at a university event on 10 September 2025
Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at a university event on 10 September 2025
The defence team, led by attorney Kathy Nester, has sought to exclude much of the evidence and have the death penalty taken off the table.
They also fought unsuccessfully to ban cameras from the courtroom; the hearing is being live-streamed and is scheduled to last through Friday.
Some video on Monday was shown only to attorneys and the judge on Monday. This included graphic footage of Kirk’s actual assassination.
Robinson’s defence team objected repeatedly on Monday to video exhibits and different testimony on grounds including hearsay. They argued that footage had been edited, and pointed out that those who had originally filmed the footage were not on the stand.
Judge Graf will not make a determination of guilt or innocence but will weigh whether the prosecution has presented strong enough evidence for the case to proceed to trial.
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