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A preliminary hearing is scheduled in Utah, where prosecutors will lay out their evidence against Tyler James Robinson.<\/strong><\/p>

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Law enforcement officials conduct an investigation on Sept. 11 at Utah Valley University, where conservative activist Charlie Kirk had been killed the previous day. (Patrick T. Fallon \/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

PROVO, Utah \u2014 Prosecutors are expected to present the clearest view yet this week into their case against the 23-year-old accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, appearing in a state courtroom for a preliminary hearing to establish whether authorities have \u201cprobable cause\u201d to believe the defendant is guilty.<\/p>\n

The hearing, expected to take several days, is set to unfold a few miles from the college campus where Kirk was fatally shot<\/a> as he held one of the debate-style events for which he was famous.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for defendant Tyler James Robinson<\/a>, who \u2014 according to law enforcement \u2014 told a roommate he had had enough of Kirk\u2019s \u201chatred.\u201d Kirk built a following as a conservative provocateur <\/a>who jousted with liberals on college campuses, founding the activist group Turning Point USA and eventually becoming an influential ally to President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

Robinson has not yet entered a plea.<\/p>\n

Kirk\u2019s killing on Sept. 10 intensified fears of political violence<\/a> in a country already on edge. It came months after the fatal shooting of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband \u2014 and about a year after multiple attempts to assassinate then-presidential candidate Trump.<\/p>\n

Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other Republican leaders mourned Kirk as a leading MAGA voice<\/a>, while Kirk\u2019s wife, Erika<\/a>, took over leadership of Turning Point and has sought to continue his movement. Erika Kirk will attend this week\u2019s hearing along with Charlie Kirk\u2019s parents, according to a person familiar with the matter, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss private plans.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery 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,\u201d members of Kirk\u2019s family said in a joint statement ahead of the hearing, adding that out of \u201crespect for the judicial process, we will not be commenting further at this time.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

The preliminary hearing could feature recorded statements from Robinson\u2019s roommate. Officials say Robinson confessed over text to the roommate \u2014 who was also a romantic partner \u2014 and turned himself in after his parents grew suspicious and confronted him.<\/p>\n

Robinson\u2019s defense had argued that the roommate should have to testify in person and face cross-examination. But Judge Tony Graf said the prosecution could use recordings in the preliminary hearing.<\/p>\n

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A preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson, left, is set for this week in Kirk\u2019s killing. (Trent Nelson\/The Salt Lake Tribune\/Pool\/AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Authorities have already sketched out their case against Robinson in court documents. Robinson, they say, had \u201caccused Kirk of spreading hate\u201d ahead of the shooting and \u2014 in his mother\u2019s telling \u2014 had grown more political over the past year, becoming more liberal and \u201ctrans-rights oriented.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before traveling to Kirk\u2019s campus event at Utah Valley University, officials said, Robinson left a note.<\/p>

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\u201cI had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I\u2019m going to take it,\u201d the note read, according to charging documents.<\/p>\n

Officials say surveillance video shows their suspect heading to a roof where they believe he opened fire just as Kirk answered a question about shootings by transgender people. Kirk was struck in the neck in a gory scene that quickly went viral.<\/p>\n

Robinson\u2019s parents began to suspect he might be involved when law enforcement released a suspect photo that they thought resembled their son, court documents state. Confronted by his father, Robinson \u201cimplied that he was the shooter,\u201d court documents state; soon, he turned himself in.<\/p>\n

Before he was taken into custody, Robinson texted his roommate telling him to check for the note under a keyboard, officials say. The roommate appeared shocked by the note targeting Kirk, responding, \u201cWhat?????????????? You\u2019re joking, right????\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked why he did it, Robinson wrote to the roommate that \u201cI had enough of his hatred,\u201d court documents say.<\/p>\n

Authorities said the roommate cooperated with police.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement also recovered a rifle left in the woods off campus that had DNA consistent with Robinson\u2019s on the trigger, officials said.<\/p>\n

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Flyers and buttons at a Sept. 15 vigil for Kirk at Arizona State University. (Charly Triballeau\/AFP\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Less is known about how Robinson\u2019s defense will approach the case, and the preliminary hearing could help them get a clearer sense of the prosecution\u2019s arguments.<\/p>\n

Kirk\u2019s death<\/a> has spawned conspiracy theories on both the right and the left, frustrating those closest to the 31-year-old activist. Erika Kirk has begged the promoters of those conspiracy theories to stop.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not clear that more information about the evidence against Robinson can sway the influencers who have spent months questioning the case.<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing would convince them because they are not people who want to be convinced,\u201d Blake Neff, one of Kirk\u2019s friends, wrote on X ahead of the preliminary hearing.<\/p>

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