Utah prosecutors played new footage in court which they said showed Tyler Robinson — the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk — moving around the Utah Valley University campus before and after the assassination.
During a preliminary hearing Tuesday in Provo, District Judge Tony Graf ruled that the previously unreleased video could be shown in the courtroom and made public, opening a new window into a case that has captured widespread attention.
Prosecutors said the footage showed Robinson around the campus at several points on September 10, 2025, the day Kirk was fatally shot while speaking outside to students, turning an otherwise routine appearance into a shocking act of political violence.
One clip shows an individual walking up the stairs of a parking structure, apparently with a limp. Another appears to show the individual holding an unidentified object.
Robinson, 23, is charged with aggravated murder in Kirk’s killing, and prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. He has not entered a plea, and his attorneys have not publicly addressed his guilt or innocence. A preliminary hearing is taking place this week as the judge weighs whether there is enough evidence to move the case forward.
While the footage played in court, Utah State Bureau of Investigation agent David Hull narrated what he believed was unfolding, while responding to questions from prosecutors.
A vehicle thought to belong to Robinson was shown arriving on campus at about 8:30 a.m. The driver, wearing a red T-shirt and shorts, then exited on foot. In a second clip, a man can be seen walking down a campus stairwell. The agent said it appeared to be Robinson.
“The shoes are the same,” Hull said. “He’s wearing different clothing, and he’s walking with a gait or a limp in this video.”
In a third video, a man can be seen traversing the roof of a campus building, “crouching down and then crawling to the corner of the building,” Hull said as grainy footage was shown in court.
The individual remained at the edge of the building until shots were fired at approximately 12:20 p.m. He then jumped onto a grassy area while appearing to carry “some kind of an object,” Hull said. Later, he moved toward a “wooded area” before driving away from campus in a vehicle.
At other points throughout the day, the individual dined at a Chick-fil-A on campus and made “contact” with representatives from Turning Point USA, Kirk’s conservative non-profit, the agent said.
The new footage was shown one day after Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk’s widow, began crying and fled the courtroom after a police officer described how her husband was shot. President Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., also attended Monday’s court proceedings.
On September 10, 2025, Charlie Kirk was addressing a large group of students on campus when he was shot in the neck — an attack captured in graphic videos that quickly spread across social media. Kirk, who was widely credited with building and mobilizing a grassroots movement of young conservatives, died shortly afterward.
The shooting triggered an extensive manhunt involving local, state and federal authorities, who released surveillance footage of the suspect and appealed to the public for assistance.
Robinson, a Utah resident, was convinced by a family friend to turn himself in to authorities, according to charging documents. Authorities have said he held a “leftist ideology” and may have been “radicalized” online.
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