00:00Tyler Robinson faces death penalty in first court appearance over Charlie Kirk's murder.
00:07Tyler Robinson appeared in court for the first time in the murder case of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.
00:13Robinson showed little emotion as he appeared virtually ahead of his arraignment.
00:17He faces the death penalty over Kirk's shooting and is charged with numerous felonies, including obstruction of justice.
00:23I do not take this decision lightly, and it is a decision I have made independently as county attorney, based solely on the available evidence and circumstances and nature of the crime, Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray said in a press conference, per CNBC.
00:39Robinson has been held without bail since his arrest on September 12th, two days after Kirk was shot at a college campus.
00:45The right-wing influencer was speaking to a large audience at Utah Valley University on September 10th, when he was shot by a bullet about 20 minutes into his speech.
00:55The shot is believed to have come from 200 feet away.
00:58Robinson was reportedly identified as a suspect after his parents recognized him in surveillance footage released after Kirk's death.
01:06Robinson's mother expressed concern to her husband that the suspect's shooter looked like Robinson, the Utah County attorney explained during the press conference.
01:14Robinson's father convinced his son to meet them at their home, noting Robinson implied that he planned to take his own life, according to charged documents, per CNBC.
01:25When asked why he did it, Robinson explained there is too much evil, and Kirk spreads too much hate, read the legal docs.
01:33A family friend, who is a retired deputy sheriff, explained that they convinced Robinson to turn himself in.
01:39Over the last year or so, her son had become more political and had started to lean more to the left, becoming more pro-gay and trans-rights-oriented, his mom alleged, adding that her son began to date his roommate, a biological male who was transitioning genders.
01:54FBI director Kash Patel confirmed Robinson's DNA was on a towel around the rifle.
01:59Authorities found evidence he tracked Kirk's public appearances.
02:02Robinson allegedly familiarized himself with Utah Valley University, accessing campus maps before the shooting.
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