# Judge says prosecutors can seek death penalty against Charlie Kirk shooting accused

https://mins.news/en/item/41183

- CBC News, 2026-09-02 00:36 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tyler-robinson-preliminary-trial-charlie-kirk-shooting-9.7328858?cmp=rss

> A judge ruled Tuesday that Tyler Robinson, accused of fatally shooting prominent U.S. conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah college campus last year, should stand trial on murder charges in a case eligible for the death penalty.

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