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Tyler Robinson, 22, faces charges for allegedly assassinating Charlie Kirk in Utah.

Robinson was arrested after family tipped off authorities; motive remains unknown.

Authorities consider the death penalty; federal charges may be pursued separately.

PROVO — The trade school student suspected of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university was due in court on Tuesday to face formal charges, appearing by video feed from jail for his first public appearance since the shooting.

Tyler Robinson, 22, is accused of firing the single rifle shot from a rooftop sniper's nest that pierced Kirk's neck last Wednesday on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem.

The killing, captured in graphic video clips that went viral on the internet, sparked denunciat

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