Prosecutors will seek death penalty for suspect in killing of Charlie Kirk

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Gen. Jeffrey Gray speaks at a news conference Tuesday announcing the charges against the suspect in the death of Charlie Kirk. Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old man accused of killing political activist Charlie Kirk with a single shot at Utah Valley University, officials announced Tuesday. She then showed the images to her husband, who agreed the person looked like their son, according to Gray. Robinson had also spoken to his parents about Kirk visiting the Utah campus, and had accused Kirk of “spreading hate,” Gray said. AdvertisementWhen his parents confronted him, Robinson admitted to the killing and said he was thinking of killing himself, Gray said.