Utah prosecutors are urging a judge to send Tyler Robinson to trial on every charge in the killing of Charlie Kirk, arguing that the evidence against him is overwhelming and pushing back against the defense's effort to take the potential death penalty off the table.In a 19-page filing Tuesday, prosecutors responded to a defense brief asking Judge Tony Graf to throw out the sole aggravating factor that could expose Robinson to the death penalty.The defense has argued prosecutors failed to show that the shooting created a great risk of death to anyone other than Kirk.ACCUSED CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSIN TYLER ROBINSON ASKS JUDGE TO TAKE POTENTIAL DEATH PENALTY OFF TABLETyler Robinson, the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, is seen in court in his first in-person court appearance on Dec.11, 2025.
(Pool/KSL-TV)Prosecutors said the evidence shows otherwise, arguing Robinson allegedly fired his grandfather's high-powered rifle toward a crowd of thousands, with several people in the line of fire or close to Kirk.They rejected the defense's argument that the bullet traveled above the crowd, saying people near Kirk were still within the "zone of danger" created when Robinson allegedly fired the rifle."The evidence here easily establishes at least probable cause" that Robinson knowingly created a great risk of death to others, prosecutors wrote.They said the evidence is "more than sufficient to support a finding beyond a reasonable doubt."The state also took aim at the defense's broader challenge to the evidence presented during Robinson's preliminary hearing.CHARLIE KIRK MURDER CASE AS 'STRAIGHT-FORWARD' AS IT GETS, PROSECUTORS ARGUE AS CASE NEARS TRIAL DECISIONTyler Robinson, accused in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, listens during a preliminary hearing at the Fourth District Court on July 8, 2026, in Provo, Utah.
(Tess Crowley - Pool/Getty Images)"Defendant does not challenge the substance of the evidence demonstrating that he was the person who cra...