Hearing Details Suspect's Movements Before and After Kirk Shooting

A Utah court heard new details Tuesday about the movements of the man accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk on a college campus last year. Prosecutors introduced surveillance footage that they said showed the suspect on the Utah Valley University campus hours before the 10 September 2025 attack.

The video reportedly captured the man buying food at a Chick-fil-A and later returning in different clothing.

An investigator described the man walking across campus, climbing onto a building roof, and later running off the roof after the shooting. A rifle was later recovered in a wooded area near where the man was believed to have entered, the investigator told the court. The same man allegedly returned to the campus hours later and briefly spoke with an officer while a manhunt was underway.

Defense attorneys questioned the reliability of the footage and noted that at least one other weapon was found on campus that day. They also pointed out that some witnesses described a different person on the roof. " Prosecutors introduced an FBI report stating that DNA found on a rifle, screwdriver and towel matched the accused and his roommate.

The defense called an FBI analyst to question testing procedures. The hearing is scheduled to conclude Friday. The judge will decide whether the evidence is sufficient to proceed to trial but will not determine guilt or innocence.