Accused Charlie Kirk killer Tyler Robinson lays out wild reason why he should avoid death penalty

Whether Robinson put the crowd of spectators at the Turning Point USA event remains a key element needed to charge him with aggravated murder.

The defense lawyers also disputed prosecution’s claims that Robinson targeted Kirk over his political views

Defense lawyers for Tyler Robinson argue their client should not be eligible for the death penalty in Utah because conservative activist Charlie Kirk was his only “intended target” in the fatal shooting last year. Robinson’s attorneys made the argument in court documents filed late Tuesday as they have tried to block t

A central argument in the filing is that multiple people were in the shooter's "line of fire" when Kirk was killed.

Lawyers for the man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk say he shouldn’t be eligible for the death penalty because the shooter hit the “intended target” during an event attended by thousands of people last year in Utah

Defense in Charlie Kirk's killing say shooter should not get death penalty, hit 'intended target'  AP News

Tyler Robinson’s lawyers are trying to take the death penalty off the table, arguing in a new court filing that prosecutors have not shown the facts required to make him eligible for capital punishment. Robinson, 23, is charged with aggravated murder and multiple other felonies in the September 2025 killing of conserva

Tyler Robinson's defense argues prosecutors failed to prove the sole aggravating factor that could make Charlie Kirk's killing a death penalty case.