Judge orders release of transcript and audio from closed-door hearing in case of Charlie Kirk shooting suspect

Transcript and audio from a previously sealed hearing in the ongoing murder case against Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk, will be released.

A judge ruled Monday that transcript and audio be released from a previously sealed hearing in the murder case against the man accused of killing political activist Charlie Kirk earlier this year.

Tyler Robinson, 22, is charged with aggravated murder in the shooting of Kirk on the Utah Valley University campus where he was holding an event in September. Kirk was killed in broad daylight while speaking to a crowd when a shot rang out and he began bleeding profusely, according to video and witness accounts.

Kirk was in Utah as part of a tour of college campuses with Turning Point USA, a conservative political organization Kirk co-founded. Kirk’s killing was described as a political assassination by high-profile politicians, including President Donald Trump.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Robinson, who has not yet entered a plea in his case.

Utah District Court Judge Tony Graf said Monday that the court has "remained mindful of its duty to balance competing constitutional interests" when weighing arguments on whether to release a transcript from a closed-door hearing earlier this year.