Prosecutors present new footage of Charlie Kirk shooting suspect

Madlin Mekelburg, Bloomberg News on Jul 7, 2026

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The man accused in the shooting death of Charlie Kirk at a college campus in Utah last year interacted with members of the conservative commentator’s Turning Point USA organization the morning of the killing, an investigator told a judge Tuesday.

The revelation came during a preliminary hearing in Utah state court to determine whether there is enough evidence to try Tyler Robinson for aggravated murder and other charges. The hearing is expected to run through the week. Robinson faces a possible death penalty if convicted. He has yet to enter a plea.

Prosecutors on Tuesday presented previously unreleased security footage of a man they say is Robinson as he moved across the Utah Valley University campus on the day of the shooting. Kirk, who was 31, was scheduled to speak at the university for his organization’s American Comeback Tour.

David Hull, an agent with the Utah Department of Public Safety, said Robinson arrived on campus around 8:30 a.m. on Sept. 10. He walked to the outdoor amphitheater on campus and interacted with members of Kirk’s Turning Point USA group.

Hull didn’t elaborate on what might have been said during the exchange. Robinson left campus at that point, but returned later in the morning. During his second visit to campus, Hull said, Robinson ate food from Chick-fil-A. Then, he headed into the woods near campus and was later seen wearing different clothing.

Hull said the footage showed the same man laying prone on the roof of a building on campus at the time Kirk was shot and killed. After the shooting, the footage shows the man running across the roof, dropping to the ground and walking away from campus with something in his hands.

Roughly 12 hours after the shooting, as law enforcement was conducting a manhunt for the suspect, Hull said the footage showed Robinson return to campus in his car. At that time, Hull said, Robinson encountered a local police officer who copied down his license plate number.

In prior court filings, law enforcement investigators said Robinson exchanged text messages with his roommate after the shooting in which he expressed a desire to return to campus and retrieve a rifle that he stashed near campus, wrapped in a towel. Those messages have not been presented as evidence at the preliminary hearing.

The footage was presented publicly Tuesday over the objections of Robinson’s attorneys, who argued that allowing it to be broadcast before trial could threaten his right to a fair trial because prospective jurors could encounter the evidence.

On Monday, prosecutors presented different video footage of the shooting captured by people at the scene. Judge Tony F. Graf did not allow the footage to be played publicly, due to the graphic content.

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