The prosecution in Charlie Kirk’s murder case presented never-before-seen video on July 7 of the day of Kirk’s assassination last year at a Utah college, which allegedly shows defendant Tyler Robinson interacting with Kirk’s representatives and stopping for lunch at a Chick-fil-A restaurant.
The surveillance video, played on the second day of a preliminary hearing in Utah, allegedly places Robinson at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025, when the Turning Point USA founder died after being hit by a bullet in the neck.
The hearing, which is expected to last all week, offers the first detailed look at the prosecution’s case against 23-year-old Robinson, who is charged with aggravated murder.
Utah State District Judge Tony Graf Jr. will determine whether the prosecution has demonstrated probable cause to proceed to trial.
Robinson, who has not entered a plea, faces a possible death sentence if convicted of murdering Kirk.
David Hull, lead investigator who worked at Utah’s Department of Public Safety in the case, testified that video showed a man identified as Robinson visited campus on the day of the fatal shooting.
Police determined the plates on the car seen entering the parking garage belonged to Robinson, according to the prosecution.
The video allegedly showed Robinson dressed in a T-shirt and shorts climbing the garage stairs. He interacted with Turning Point USA members and ate at the restaurant before walking off campus, according to Hull.
He testified that a later video of the same man showed that he had changed clothes, this time wearing pants, and that he was walking with a limp.
Footage showed the man making his way to the Losee Center and rolling over a railing onto the rooftop.
Just after the fatal shot rang out, the same man ran across the roof, dropping to the ground while holding an object in his hands before exiting the campus, Hull testified.
According to the prosecution, a rifle was later found where Robinson allegedly entered a wooded area after jumping from the roof.
Campus officer Chris Bagley, who testified on Monday, described finding a “sniper pad” on top of the Losee building, with markings of elbow, knee, and foot indentations in the graveled roof and “where, like, somebody laid a gun down.”
Hull also testified that police stopped a vehicle near campus after midnight on Sept. 11 and an officer made contact with Robinson during the manhunt for Kirk’s killer.
The preliminary hearing differs from most in that prosecutors may also introduce “reliable hearsay,” which consists of statements by witnesses about what someone else said. The defense has objected to allowing hearsay evidence.
Robinson’s attorneys expected to call DNA experts to testify.
Last month, Graf denied a defense request to remove the death penalty as a possible punishment.
However, the judge also found prosecutors in contempt after they publicly stated they could prove Robinson’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt before the case reaches trial.
Robinson turned himself in to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office after Kirk’s assassination.
Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, who attended the hearing with the victim’s family, made a statement on X that the family was “deeply grateful for the support, prayers, and kindness” they have received during the “darkest days of their lives.”
“Every court proceeding serves as a painful reminder of his death and the loss that has irrevocably impacted our lives and the lives of his children,” she wrote.
“Out of respect for the judicial process, we will not be commenting further at this time. We ask for continued privacy as we navigate this process and immense grief.”
