Prosecutors present new rooftop footage in preliminary hearing for Charlie Kirk killing

Prosecutors introduced surveillance footage at a Utah preliminary hearing that they say depicts the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk running across a rooftop and jumping off while holding an object. The video was shown on the second day of the hearing for 23-year-old Tyler Robinson, who is charged with aggravated murder and other offenses related to the September 10, 2025 shooting at Utah Valley University.

State Bureau of Investigation lead investigator David Hull described the footage, noting Robinson’s vehicle entering a campus parking garage, a man in a maroon shirt and shorts walking across campus, purchasing food at a nearby restaurant, and later returning in different clothing with a limp. The suspect is shown rolling over a railing onto the Losee Building roof, then fleeing the scene after the fatal shot.

Hull testified that a rifle was recovered in a wooded area where investigators believe Robinson entered, and that an officer had recorded Robinson’s license plate during the early hours of September 11. The defence, led by attorney Kathy Nester, has sought to suppress much of the video evidence and to remove the death penalty as a possible sentence. Nester cross-examined Hull, highlighting that another weapon had been found on campus and that no shell casings were discovered on the rooftop near a suspected sniper position. She also cited witnesses who described a different individual on the roof and a bald man driving the vehicle seen in earlier footage.

Robinson has not entered a plea, and his lawyers have repeatedly objected to the video exhibits on grounds including hearsay and alleged editing, arguing that the original videographers have not testified.