Tyler Robinson barely hit bullseyes in practice, putting individuals lives at risk in Kirk shooting: prosecutors
Accused Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson allegedly “seldom hit the bullseye and sometimes missed the target completely” when taking practice shots with the suspected murder weapon, according to Utah prosecutors, who opposed the defense team’s attempt to have the potential death penalty taken off the table before trial. They are attempting to illustrate that the defendant knowingly put other people at great risk of death if he took a shot at Kirk from a rooftop, toward a crowd of thousands.
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Accused Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson allegedly “seldom hit the bullseye and sometimes missed the target completely” when taking practice shots with the suspected murder weapon, according to Utah prosecutors, who opposed the defense team’s attempt to have the potential death penalty taken off the table before trial. They are attempting to illustrate that the defendant knowingly put other people at great risk of death if he took a shot at Kirk from a rooftop, toward a crowd of thousands. Kirk, who was taking questions from the audience at a small stage in the campus courtyard, was struck in the neck. Robinson’s defense, in a previous filing, argued that the fatal gunshot came from above the crowd and did not travel through it.
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- Accused Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson allegedly “seldom hit the bullseye and sometimes missed the target completely” when taking practice shots with the suspected murder weapon, according to Utah prosecutors, who opposed the defense team’s attempt to have the potential death penalty taken off the table before trial. They are attempting to illustrate that the defendant knowingly put other people at great risk of death if he took a shot at Kirk from a rooftop, toward a crowd of thousands.
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