Robinson's Defense Seeks More Time in Kirk Shooting Case

0:00Lawyers for 22-year-old Tyler Robinson want to push back his preliminary hearing set for May in the aggravated murder case tied to the September 10th shooting of conservative activists Charlie Kirk on the Utah Valley University campus in Orem, Utah. Prosecutors are pushing for the death penalty and Robinson hasn't entered a plea yet. The defense needs more time to sift through a ton of evidence, including a fresh analysis from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. That report couldn't definitively link a bullet fragment from the autopsy to the rifle found nearby, and now the FBI is running extra tests. Prosecutors point to DNA matching Robinson on the rifle's trigger, a spent casing, and some live rounds, but the defense highlights how multiple. People's DNA showed up on key items, calling for deeper review. This team might leverage that inconclusive ballistics work to challenge the case at the hearing while prosecutors say they have plenty to move, forward to trial.

1:00Motive came from text to his partner, where he vented about having enough of Kirk's views. Meanwhile, he's back in court April 17th to argue against cameras in the courtroom, as this high-stakes saga keeps unfolding in Provo. I'm Cory with the story. That's your Kennedy News today update, AI-powered, and always on.