Judge sets June 2028 trial for man accused of killing Charlie Kirk
The gist
A Utah judge set jury selection to begin June 21, 2028, in the Charlie Kirk murder case.
Kirk's widow and family wanted a trial next year, calling the wait painful.
How it unfolded
- Sep 10, 2025Charlie Kirk, 31, was shot in the neck and killed while speaking to several thousand people at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
- Sep 12, 2025Tyler Robinson was arrested as a suspect in Kirk's murder; he had turned himself in a day after the shooting.
- Sep 1, 2026A judge ruled there was enough evidence to send the case to trial.
Key terms
- aggravated murder
- An unlawful killing with intent and added circumstances that make it more serious than ordinary murder.
- death penalty
- State-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for a crime, carried out as an execution.
- venue change
- The legal act of moving a trial to a new location, often to avoid publicity that could bias a jury.
Source: Wikipedia