Charlie Kirk hearing will be shown three horrific new images of conservative star’s murder, judge says, as Erika Kirk is seen being rushed into Utah hearing by bodyguards: Live updates

The court is set to see horrific new footage of the murder of Charlie Kirk in September 2025.

Jurors will be shown Exhibits 7, 8 and 9, which prosecutors say contain visual photographic evidence of the horrific shooting.

Screens will be positioned to prevent courtroom cameras from broadcasting footage to the public.

Kirk’s family will be warned before the footage is shown.

Donald Trump Jr. is present at Tyler Robinson’s hearing in Utah today.

The president’s son once said Charlie Kirk was “like a brother to me” and spoke at the conservative activist’s funeral.

In December 2025, Kirk’s wife Erika and Trump Jr. shared the stage as keynote speakers at the Turning Point USA Conference in Phoenix, Arizona.

Tyler Robinson, the alleged killer of Charlie Kirk, is in court on the first day of his preliminary hearing.

Robinson, 23, was charged with:

• Aggravated murder, a serious crime of the first degree.
• Discharging a firearm that causes serious bodily injury is a first-degree crime.
• Two counts of obstruction of justice, a second-degree felony.
• Double tampering with a witness is a third-degree crime.
• Committing a violent crime in front of a child is a Class A misdemeanor.

Prosecutors allege Charlie Kirk sent a text to the transgender partner of alleged assassin Tyler Robinson explaining the motive for the shooting.

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s gruesome murder, an ugly specter emerged: People were perversely celebrating his death.

In fact, according to a Reuters investigation in November 2025, more than 600 Americans were fired from their jobs because of their negative reactions to Kirk’s killing.

Many of these terminations subsequently sparked a series of lawsuits; all of these lawsuits alleged that their firings violated their First Amendment rights.

Numerous legal appeals, including those filed by a biologist and a former police officer, have resulted in eye-watering payouts and even seen some people returned to their jobs.

According to Fox News, accused assassin Tyler Robinson was allegedly brought to court in an armored vehicle this morning.

Heavy security measures were taken around the courthouse as protesters and supporters gathered for the week-long hearing.

Charlie Kirk’s parents, Robert and Kathryn Kirk, made a rare public appearance this week to attend the pivotal hearing of their son’s alleged killer.

The couple arrived arm in arm at the Fourth District Courthouse on Monday.

For the first time, Kirk’s family will be in the courtroom with Tyler Robinson, who is accused of killing himself.

Kirk was raised by his moderate parents in Illinois before becoming one of America’s best-known conservatives and a key ally of Donald Trump.

Kirk’s mother, Kathryn, is reportedly a mental health counselor, while his father, Robert, works in construction and owns his own architecture firm.

According to PrimeTimer, his resume also included working as a project architect manager at Trump Tower in Manhattan.

Following his death, Sen. Marsha Blackburn posted a photo with Kirk’s parents in October when Trump posthumously honored Charlie with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

A protester outside the Turning Point USA conference in Texas last month was seen in shocking footage dressed as Charlie Kirk and reenacting his death as crowds chanted ‘he deserved to die’.

The Landmark U.S. Women’s Leadership Summit, hosted by Kirk’s widow, Erika, faced a large amount of opposition.

Among the protesters gathered outside the gate of the event, a person was seen wearing a headscarf made of paper to resemble Kirk, who was assassinated in September last year.

In footage circulating online, the protester who allegedly said the podcaster ‘deserved to die’ was captured falling to the ground, seemingly to mock Kirk’s death.

Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, arrived at the Utah courthouse to confront her husband’s suspected assassin.

While the fans became emotional upon his arrival, he was accompanied by bodyguards.

Erika plans to attend Tyler Robinson’s week-long pre-trial hearing with Charlie’s parents.

Ahead of the hearing, the family released a statement saying his death had ‘irreversibly affected our lives’.

“Each court proceeding is a painful reminder of his death and the loss that irrevocably affected our lives and the lives of his children,” Erika said in a statement shared on X.

Donald Trump ‘rebuked’ Charlie Kirk for his criticism of the administration’s handling of the Epstein files, according to an upcoming book.

Trump told aides he was unhappy that Kirk and other influential supporters framed the botched release of the files as a ‘cover-up’ and pleaded for further disclosure.

Lance Twiggs, Tyler Robinson’s roommate and transgender girlfriend, will give a pre-recorded statement at this week’s hearing because he moved from Utah to Texas and briefly spent time under FBI protection.

Twiggs, 22, who is transgender and goes by the name ‘Luna’, was living with Robinson at the time of the alleged murder.

After Robinson surrendered to authorities, federal investigators learned that he sent Twiggs a series of text messages during the 33 hours he was on the run, describing his alleged involvement in the shooting and his efforts to evade capture.

Twiggs was never charged with or involved in the shooting; instead, he cooperated with authorities.

The parents of Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer, Tyler Robinson, were seen entering the courthouse ahead of Monday’s hearing.

Robinson was taken into custody in September after allegedly confessing to his father, Matt Robinson.

Matt, who runs a family-owned construction company, then contacted authorities and arranged for his son to be taken to safety before being taken into custody.

Her mother, Amber Robinson, works for Intermountain Support Coordination Services, a company the state of Utah contracts with to help people with disabilities receive care.

The couple are registered Republicans, according to public records.