Prosecutors have unveiled new surveillance footage that they say captures the man accused of murdering Charlie Kirk fleeing across a rooftop moments after last year's fatal shooting.
The video, presented on the second day of Tyler Robinson's preliminary hearing in a Utah court, also appears to show the suspect jumping from the roof while carrying an unidentified object.
Robinson, 23, is charged with fatally shooting Kirk on 10 September 2025 while the conservative activist was speaking to an audience at Utah Valley University. He faces several charges, including aggravated murder, but has not yet entered a plea. His attorneys have challenged much of the prosecution's video evidence.
The preliminary hearing, expected to continue throughout the week, will determine whether prosecutors have presented enough evidence for the case to proceed to trial.
On Tuesday, David Hull, the Utah State Bureau of Investigation's lead investigator, guided the court through surveillance footage collected from around the campus.
According to Hull, the footage shows a man believed to be Robinson appearing twice in a campus parking garage on the day of the shooting. Earlier that morning, he was allegedly wearing a maroon shirt with gray or olive shorts. Shortly before the shooting, the same individual returned wearing different clothing and appeared to be limping, Hull testified.
Surveillance video also allegedly shows the suspect making his way to the Losee Building, climbing onto the rooftop by rolling over a railing. Minutes after the gunshot, the footage appears to show the same man running across the roof, climbing down while holding an unknown object, and leaving the campus, Hull told the court.
Hull further testified that, during the early hours of 11 September, as authorities searched for Kirk's killer, a police officer encountered Robinson near the campus and recorded his licence plate information.
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. Robinson's defence team, led by attorney Kathy Nester, has asked the court to exclude much of the prosecution's evidence and remove the death penalty as a possible sentence.
The defence also unsuccessfully sought to bar cameras from the courtroom. The hearing is being livestreamed and is expected to conclude on Friday.
On Monday, some footage—including graphic video of Kirk's shooting—was shown only to the judge and attorneys. Robinson's lawyers repeatedly objected to several video exhibits and witness testimony, arguing that some evidence constituted hearsay, had been edited, and was introduced without testimony from those who originally recorded it.
Judge Graf is not deciding Robinson's guilt or innocence at this stage. Instead, the court will determine whether the prosecution has presented sufficient evidence for the case to move forward to trial.
Kirk's widow, Erika, who came face-to-face with her husband's accused killer for the first time in court on Monday, was again present in the courtroom on Tuesday, according to The New York Times.
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