THIS is the shocking moment Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer Tyler Robinson casually fills up his car at a gas station just a day after the shooting.
Footage shows Robinson, 22, nonchalantly fuelling up at the Utah spot – seemingly unphased by the previous day’s horror event.
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Police HandoutThe suspected killer appears unphased by the previous day’s attack[/caption]
Police HandoutHe is pictured in a cap and T-shirt[/caption]
The 22-year-old is accused of killing the conservative commentator on September 10 as the organizer spoke with students at Utah Valley University in Orem.
Now, an unearthed video shows Robinson moments after the horror attack.
He is captured calmly filling up his car – dressed in a crimson T-shirt and Dodge Charger’s cap.
The video, obtained by Fox News, shows the alleged killer pulling the nozzle from the pump and placing it inside his car.
Seemingly unperturbed by the devastating shooting, he then returns the nozzle to the pump before heading off.
The bizarre footage was retrieved after an unnamed person alerted police in Cedar City after spotting Robinson at the Maverick gas station just moments after the attack.
Cops rushed to the area, where they combed through bins in search for any potential evidence.
HORROR CRIME
At his latest hearing on Monday, defence lawyers representing Robinson requested more time as state attorneys made it clear that they will be pursuing the death penalty for the horrific crime.
The hearing was held in Provo, Utah, which is just a few miles away from the university where the activist was killed.
Robinson, who has already appeared remotely wearing a suicide prevention smock on September 16, didn’t show his face at the hearing.
When he was asked whether he was present for the proceedings, he told the judge, “Yes, your honor.”
Robinson was cuffed a day and a half following the shooting, and prosecutors claim he turned himself in after admitting to the crime to his family.
Utah’s governor has called Kirk’s killing a “political assassination” and vowed the suspect would face capital punishment.
Investigators say incriminating texts were sent by Robinson that give a glimpse at the motive behind the killing.
The suspect warned in a note that he was traveling to commit the sick act and said he was tired of Kirk’s “hatred,” federal authorities claim.
Though Kirk’s death has garnered national attention and the FBI assisted in the investigation, he is being tried by state prosecutors.
Because it is not a federal hearing, proceedings are open to the public, and Robinson’s fate could be televised in real time.
WIDOW’S FORGIVENESS
Kirk amassed a wave of supporters and ardent critics for his outspoken conservative opinions on gender, marriage, and religion.
He rose to fame alongside his multimillion-dollar nonprofit Turning Point USA by hosting Q&A-style events on college campuses.
Kirk’s death has sparked a wave of fear over the rise of political violence in the US, and a religious movement among fellow Evangelical Christians.
In a moving moment at his memorial, his wife, Erika, broke down in tears as she admitted to forgiving her husband’s killer.
“I forgive him because it was what Christ did. And is what Charlie would do,” she told a crowd of nearly 100,000 people who gathered to mourn the activist.
When asked about the death penalty, Erika explained that she does not have an “eye for an eye” mentality.
“I want the government to decide this,” she told The New York Times.
“I do not want this man’s blood on my ledger.”
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Charlie Kirk was murdered during an event in UtahGetty Images