PROVO, Utah — The family of Charlie Kirk came face to face with his accused assassin for the first time in a Utah courtroom Monday — the first day of what is expected to be a week-long preliminary hearing.Tyler Robinson, 23, was already in the room before members of the media were allowed in at around 8:55 a.m.He was wearing a gray suit, pink shirt and black tie, with his wrists and ankles cuffed.
Later in the hearing, when videos of Kirk's shooting death were played for the sides and the judge, he showed no visible response when the sound of the fatal gunshot rang out.Utah State Bureau of Investigation Agent David Hull was on the stand to introduce several videos, including images of Kirk’s death that were not shown publicly in court but were shown to the judge and attorneys for both sides.Two of them were described as showing the moment a sniper’s bullet struck Kirk in the neck, and they included audio that reporters could hear.CHARLIE KIRK'S PARENTS, WIDOW TO ATTEND TYLER ROBINSON'S PRELIMINARY HEARING NEXT WEEKErika Kirk is escorted out of the first day of her husband Charlie Kirk's accused assassin Tyler Robinson's preliminary hearing in Provo, Utah, on Monday, July 6, 2026.
(Alec Thornock for Fox News Digital)While Judge Tony Graf Jr.flinched and leaned away from the screen when the shot rang out in one of the videos, Robinson remained still during both.Kirk’s family had already left the courtroom before they were played.
They were expected to receive warnings before graphic evidence would be introduced and left twice ahead of mentions of the assassination itself.Tyler Robinson, accused of the murder of Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, Thursday, Dec.11, 2025.
(Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via Pool)For much of the rest of the hearing, Erika Kirk and her in-laws, Rob and Kathy Kirk, sat next to one another, watching the proceedings closely, occasionally exchanging looks or glancing down.Other relat...