# Charlie Kirk murder trial set for June 2028

> Tyler Robinson will stand trial in June 2028 for the September 2025 killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah college campus.
- Title: Charlie Kirk murder trial set for June 2028 · BBC News
- Summary: Tyler Robinson will stand trial in June 2028 for the September 2025 killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah college campus.
- Keywords: tyler robinson, charlie kirk, murder trial, utah, aggravated murder, death penalty, BBC News
- Source: BBC News — https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq0mem8d2p3xo
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## Trial date set for June 2028
Utah County judge Tony Graf Jr ordered jury selection to begin on twenty-first June, twenty twenty-eight in the trial of Tyler Robinson, accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
## Robinson faces aggravated murder charge
Robinson, twenty-three, has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder and six other charges in connection with Kirk's death in September twenty twenty-five at a Utah college campus.
## Prosecution and defence clash on timing
Prosecutors said they could be ready by October twenty twenty-seven but agreed to January twenty twenty-eight. Defence attorneys requested more time, floating a twenty twenty-nine start date.
## Kirk family accepts court's schedule
Erika Kirk, widow of the thirty-one-year-old activist, pushed for an earlier trial and live-streaming. Her lawyer Jeffrey A Nieman told the judge the family had waited long enough already.

> The family has waited long enough already; they should not have to wait any longer for this.
## Prosecutors outline evidence against Robinson
Prosecutors presented DNA evidence allegedly tying Robinson to the murder weapon, confessions to loved ones, and a video statement from his roommate Lance Twiggs during a preliminary hearing in July.

> There is a mountain of evidence that proves that he is the shooter.
## Key takeaway

Tyler Robinson's trial for the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is scheduled to begin June twenty-first, twenty twenty-eight, nearly three years after the killing.