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Tyler Robinson pleads not guilty in Charlie Kirk murder; Candace Owens declares 'lies will be exposed'

Candace Owens declared that critics' lies will be exposed after Tyler Robinson pleaded not guilty to the murder of Charlie Kirk.

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Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot at an event at Utah Valley University in September 2025. [1] Tyler Robinson entered a not guilty plea at a hearing. [2] Tyler Robinson, a Utah native, was arrested and charged with Kirk's murder. [3] Charlie Kirk, cofounder and President of Turning Point USA, was shot in the neck on 2025-09-10 during his 'The American Comeback Tour' at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, and died that day, with approximately 3,000 people in attendance. [4] During a five-day preliminary hearing in July 2026, Utah County prosecutors alleged that Robinson created a great risk of death to others when he fired at Kirk during an event with more than 3,000 people, and that he selected Kirk as a target because of Kirk's political expression. [5] Judge Tony Graf on 2026-09-01 rejected defense arguments that prosecutors had not established grounds for the aggravated murder charge in the murder case against Tyler Robinson, and ordered Robinson to stand trial on all seven charges. [6] Robinson is next due in court on October 23, when a trial date will be set. [7]
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  1. Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot at an event at Utah Valley University in September 2025. · Hindustan Times
  2. Tyler Robinson entered a not guilty plea at a hearing. · Hindustan Times
  3. Tyler Robinson, a Utah native, was arrested and charged with Kirk's murder. · Hindustan Times
  4. Charlie Kirk, cofounder and President of Turning Point USA, was shot in the neck on 2025-09-10 during his 'The American Comeback Tour' at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, and died that day, with approximately 3,000 people in attendance. · ChurchLeaders
  5. During a five-day preliminary hearing in July 2026, Utah County prosecutors alleged that Robinson created a great risk of death to others when he fired at Kirk during an event with more than 3,000 people, and that he selected Kirk as a target because of Kirk's political expression. · ChurchLeaders
  6. Judge Tony Graf on 2026-09-01 rejected defense arguments that prosecutors had not established grounds for the aggravated murder charge in the murder case against Tyler Robinson, and ordered Robinson to stand trial on all seven charges. · ChurchLeaders
  7. Robinson is next due in court on October 23, when a trial date will be set. · Hindustan Times
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