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(NewsNation) — The antheral accused of shooting and killing Charlie Kirk is expected to beryllium federally charged arsenic aboriginal arsenic Monday, according to a Department of Justice source.
Fox News archetypal reported that the DOJ was seeking national charges. NewsNation's root with cognition of the concern confirmed the section was seeking national charges connected Monday.
Tyler Robinson, 22, is accused of fatally shooting the Turning Point USA Co-founder last Wednesday during Kirk’s speaking lawsuit astatine Utah Valley University. Robinson was not a pupil astatine the school.
His household turned him successful to instrumentality enforcement and helium is presently successful custody without bail.
The household of Robinson told instrumentality enforcement that the antheral had go “more political” and had a caller speech astir whether Kirk was spreading hateful rhetoric.
Robinson was arrested connected suspicion of aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing superior bodily harm, and obstruction of justice, according to tribunal documents.
A DOJ spokesperson declined to remark erstwhile NewsNation reached out.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
