A police officer at the university where prominent conservative US activist Charlie Kirk was killed last year testified on Monday that he saw what looked like a “sniper pad” atop the building from which the fatal shot was fired.
Kirk’s widow Erika Kirk sat during Monday’s preliminary hearing just a few feet away from Tyler Robinson, the man accused of driving four hours from to kill Kirk, 31, last September. Members of Robinson’s family also were present.
Kirk, a co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, was credited with energising many young voters behind Donald Trump in his campaign to regain the presidency in the 2024 US election.
The president’s son Donald Trump Jr. reportedly also attended the hearing.
Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika leaves the courtroom which will decide if a man will stand trial for her husband’s alleged murder. (Picture: Marielle Scott/AP)
