Charlie Kirk's family comes face to face with accused assassin for first time

PROVO, Utah — The household of Charlie Kirk came look to look with his accused assassin for the archetypal clip successful a Utah courtroom Monday — the archetypal time of what is expected to beryllium a week-long preliminary hearing.

Tyler Robinson, 23, was already successful the country earlier members of the media were allowed successful astatine astir 8:55 a.m. He was wearing a grey suit, pinkish garment and achromatic tie, with his wrists and ankles cuffed. Later successful the hearing, erstwhile videos of Kirk's shooting decease were played for the sides and the judge, helium showed nary disposable effect erstwhile the dependable of the fatal gunshot rang out.

Utah State Bureau of Investigation Agent David Hull was connected the basal to present respective videos, including images of Kirk’s decease that were not shown publically successful tribunal but were shown to the justice and attorneys for some sides. Two of them were described arsenic showing the infinitesimal a sniper’s slug struck Kirk successful the neck, and they included audio that reporters could hear.

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Erika Kirk is escorted retired of the archetypal time of her hubby Charlie Kirk's accused assassin Tyler Robinson's preliminary proceeding successful Provo, Utah, connected Monday, July 6, 2026. (Alec Thornock for Fox News Digital)

While Judge Tony Graf Jr. flinched and leaned distant from the surface erstwhile the changeable rang retired successful 1 of the videos, Robinson remained inactive during both.

Kirk’s household had already near the courtroom earlier they were played. They were expected to person warnings earlier graphic grounds would beryllium introduced and near doubly up of mentions of the assassination itself.

Tyler Robinson, accused of the execution of Charlie Kirk, appears during a proceeding successful Fourth District Court successful Provo, Utah, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via Pool)

For overmuch of the remainder of the hearing, Erika Kirk and her in-laws, Rob and Kathy Kirk, sat adjacent to 1 another, watching the proceedings closely, occasionally exchanging looks oregon glancing down. Other relatives contiguous included Erika's sister, Tonya, and niece and nephew.

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At different constituent with Kirk's household retired of the courtroom, Hull besides testified astir the autopsy report, which listed Kirk's decease arsenic a homicide by a gunshot coiled to the neck. During that testimony, Robinson’s parent leaned implicit to her hubby and held her manus connected his shoulder. 

The Kirks besides had immoderate high-profile supporters articulation them adjacent the beforehand — including Donald Trump Jr., his woman Bettina, and blimpish commentators Jack Posobiec and Brandon Tatum.

Charlie Kirk was assassinated Sept. 10 during an outdoor lawsuit astatine Utah Valley University. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)

Robinson’s parents, who usually beryllium successful the beforehand row, were successful the 4th enactment Monday with different relatives.

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A inactive representation from video shows Tyler Robinson, accused successful the fatal shooting of blimpish activistic Charlie Kirk, attending a preliminary proceeding presided implicit by District Court Judge Tony Graf astatine the Fourth District Court successful Provo, Utah, U.S., July 6, 2026. (Reuters TV/Pool via REUTERS.)

The archetypal witnesser of the time was Officer Christopher Bagley, present a subordinate of the Spanish Fork Police Department. He was moving astatine Utah Valley University erstwhile Kirk was changeable and killed during a Turning Point USA lawsuit determination connected Sept. 10, 2025.

He testified that helium believed helium heard a firearm changeable — not a pistol changeable — from the absorption of the Losee Center. He said helium reached that decision aft seeing an bare handgun holster connected the crushed amid the aboriginal chaos and looking up to find that the Losee Center rooftop had a wide enactment of show to wherever Kirk was speaking.

Charlie Kirk's parents, Robert W. Kirk and Kathryn Kirk, get astatine the Fourth Judicial District Courthouse to be a preliminary proceeding for Tyler Robinson, the antheral accused of sidesplitting blimpish activistic Charlie Kirk, successful Provo, Utah, U.S., July 6, 2026.  (REUTERS/Jim Urquhart)

He went to the Losee rooftop, wherever helium recovered a achromatic and reddish screwdriver and impressions successful the gravel that helium described arsenic what looked similar a "sniper’s pad."

He besides said helium reviewed surveillance video showing the fishy connected apical of the roof, and helium recovered footprints successful the writer wherever the fishy dropped down and scuff marks connected the extortion supra them. Defense lawyer Kathy Nester lone got astir 10 minutes of cross-examination successful earlier the recess for lunch, but she asked Bagley if his constabulary study from the time mentioned a absorption the changeable came from.

Matt Robinson and Amber Robinson get astatine the Fourth Judicial District Courthouse to be a preliminary proceeding for their son, Tyler Robinson, the antheral accused of sidesplitting blimpish activistic Charlie Kirk, successful Provo, Utah, U.S., July 6, 2026.  (REUTERS/Jim Urquhart)

It didn’t, helium said. He besides didn't cognize what happened to the handgun holster.

As prosecutors planned to amusement immoderate UVU surveillance video, Robinson’s defence objected. While Graf had overruled astir of their objections passim the day, helium sustained this 1 connected the grounds that the video, owed to edits including look blurs, zooms and reddish circles, had not been decently authenticated and could not beryllium played.

The video is expected to beryllium introduced aboriginal aft prosecutors said they planned to supply an unedited version.

Sniper teams determination into presumption astatine the courthouse earlier a weeklong preliminary proceeding for Tyler Robinson, the antheral accused of sidesplitting Charlie Kirk, connected July 6, 2026, successful Provo, Utah. Charlie Kirk was fatally changeable connected Sept. 10, 2025 portion speaking astatine a Turning Point USA lawsuit astatine Utah Valley University. Kirk's widow Erika Kirk besides attended.  (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune/Getty Images)

Hull was the 2nd of 4 witnesses prosecutors said they planned to telephone to the basal Monday. He is expected to resume grounds Tuesday greeting astatine 9 a.m. MT.

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Other video shown Monday included a conveyance alleged to beryllium Robinson’s coming and going from a location adjacent the UVU field aft midnight connected Sept. 11 — astir 12 hours aft Charlie Kirk’s execution connected Sept. 10.

As Fox News Digital antecedently reported, Robinson besides allegedly had an brushwood with instrumentality enforcement successful the country hours aft the shooting.

At immoderate constituent during the week, the tribunal is expected to perceive a antecedently recorded connection from Robinson's erstwhile person Lance Twiggs, who prosecutors allege received a written confession aft the crime.

Robinson has not yet entered a plea. He could look the decease punishment if convicted of the apical complaint against him, aggravated murder.