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[^1]\n\nProsecutors have accused former electrical apprentice Tyler Robinson of firing the single shot that killed Charlie Kirk, 31, during a debate with students at Utah Valley University in Orem on September 10, 2025. [^2]\n\nTyler Robinson is charged with aggravated murder for allegedly endangering the lives of others at the event, a charge that carries the death penalty in Utah. [^3]\n\nA Utah judge will decide on Tuesday if there is enough evidence to put Tyler Robinson on trial for aggravated murder, which would make him eligible for the death penalty. [^4]\n\nJudge Tony Graf stated that there is overwhelming evidence supporting the reasonable belief that Robinson shot and killed Kirk on September 10 of the previous year while Kirk was giving a speech at Utah Valley University in Orem. [^5]\n\nOn Tuesday, a judge in Utah ordered Tyler Robinson, accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, to face trial after the prosecution presented sufficient evidence. [^6]\n\nDefense lawyers have said there is no evidence Robinson disagreed with Kirk's political views. [^7]\n\nDistrict Judge Tony Graf has the option to send the case to trial on a lesser charge of murder, which carries a minimum sentence of 15 years and a maximum of life in prison. [^8]\n\nProsecutors argued that numerous people were within a 'zone of danger' around Kirk when he was shot from a rooftop more than 122 metres away. [^9]\n\nProsecutors in July spent five days presenting what they said was 'overwhelming' evidence that Tyler Robinson killed Charlie Kirk while he was speaking at an open-air event on a college campus. [^10]\n\nRobinson is charged with aggravated murder for endangering the lives of others at the event, a count that carries the death penalty in Utah. [^11]\n\nRobinson's lawyers questioned the prosecution's DNA testing and stated that police failed to investigate evidence suggesting someone else might have carried out the killing. 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