Utah Valley University · September 10, 2025
The Charlie Kirk case, from the public record
Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on September 10, 2025 while speaking at Utah Valley University. Tyler James Robinson is charged with seven counts, including aggravated murder, and has pleaded not guilty. The case has been sent to trial; no trial date has been set.
Where things stand
- What happened
Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at about 12:23 p.m. on September 10, 2025, while speaking to a crowd at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
- Who is charged
Tyler James Robinson, who was 22 at the time. He has pleaded not guilty and is presumed innocent.
Source: Fox 13 Salt Lake City, "Key dates in the case against Tyler Robinson"
- The charges
Seven counts, filed September 16, 2025. The most serious is aggravated murder, a capital felony.
- The court
Fourth Judicial District Court, Utah County. Judge Tony Graf.
Source: Fox 13 Salt Lake City, "Key dates in the case against Tyler Robinson"
- Where the case stands
After a preliminary hearing held July 6 to 10, 2026, the judge ruled on September 1, 2026 that all the charges stand and the case goes to trial.
Source: Fox 13 Salt Lake City, "Key dates in the case against Tyler Robinson"
- What is next
The next court date is October 23, 2026. Attorneys were told to be ready to propose trial dates. No trial date has been set.
Source: Fox 13 Salt Lake City, "Key dates in the case against Tyler Robinson"
- Possible penalty
The charging document states that a conviction for aggravated murder may carry the death penalty. The Utah County Attorney's Office has said it intends to seek it.
As of October 13, 2026.
News on the case
All articles on this →Report ·
Who tried to reproduce the Charlie Kirk Google Trends searches, and what they foundAt least two independent researchers and AFNPT attempted to reproduce the viral searches. None could make them behave like a reliable record; the results shifted or failed to replicate.
Report ·
When did Google add its warning about one-off Trends spikes? What the archives showThe explicit warning that lone spikes are not evidence of real searches is recent. Archived copies place it on Google's help page by May 2026, after the Charlie Kirk shooting, not before.
Explainer ·
What does it mean that Google Trends "adds statistical noise"?Google deliberately mixes a small amount of randomness into Trends to protect privacy. On popular terms you never notice it. On rarely searched terms it can be most of what you see.
Fact Check ·
Was the claim that the Google Trends spikes had odds of less than one in a billion correct?A biostatistician who studies Google Trends addressed this directly and said the odds calculation is wrong. It treats noisy, sampled data as if each point were an independent fair coin flip.
Read further
The court case
State of Utah v. Tyler James Robinson: each of the seven counts, what the State alleges, and what happens next.
Timeline
September 10, 2025 on campus from the university's report, then every court date since.
Documents
The charging document, court notices and the After-Action Report, with where to find the rest.
What the university's own report found
Utah Valley University's official After-Action Report examines security at the event. AFNPT's UVU Review walks through it minute by minute on a 3D map of the campus, with every finding quoted and linked to its page.
6
UVU police officers were at the event.
0
documented security assessments or written event action plans before the event was approved.
18 min
between the shot and an officer beginning to inspect the roof it came from.
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recommendations in the report, each with the university's stated status.
Questions people ask
Who is charged with killing Charlie Kirk?
Tyler James Robinson, who was 22 at the time. Prosecutors in Utah County filed seven counts against him on September 16, 2025. He has pleaded not guilty and is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
What is Tyler Robinson charged with?
Seven counts: aggravated murder (a capital felony), felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury, two counts of obstruction of justice, two counts of tampering with a witness, and committing a violent offense in the presence of a child.
When is Tyler Robinson's trial?
No trial date has been set as of October 13, 2026. On September 1, 2026 the judge ruled that all the charges stand and the case goes to trial. The next court date is October 23, 2026, when attorneys were told to be ready to propose trial dates.
Has Tyler Robinson been convicted?
No. There has been no trial. A preliminary hearing decides only whether there is enough evidence for a case to go to trial, not whether a defendant is guilty.
Could the death penalty apply?
The charging document states that a conviction for aggravated murder may carry the death penalty, or life without parole, or a term of 25 years to life. The Utah County Attorney's Office has said it intends to seek the death penalty.
What does the Utah Valley University After-Action Report say?
The university's report examines security at the event. Among its findings: six UVU police officers were present, there was no documented security assessment before the event was approved, and 18 minutes passed between the shot and an officer beginning to inspect the roof it came from.
Where can I read the court documents?
The Utah County Attorney's Office has published the charging document. Other public filings are available through Xchange, the Utah State Courts' public case search.
How this page is kept
Every statement here is tied to a public document or a named report, and each one is linked. What prosecutors allege is worded as an allegation. Claims that are not in the record are not repeated here, even to dispute them.
This page is updated when the court acts. See also our evidence reviews of public claims made about this case.