From Utah to New York, political violence has rocked the U.S. multiple times over the past several months, culminating with the open-air killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated last week while talking to college students .
The confluence on Tuesday of five different developments tied to recent acts of political violence — just a day before Constitution Day in the U.S. — underscores the prevalence of the trend in American society.
Prosecutors said they would seek the death penalty as they filed charges against Tyler Robinson , 22, who is accused of shooting Kirk from the roof of a Utah Valley University building on Sept. 10.
Meanwhile, a judge trimmed the charges against Luigi Mangione in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New Y