The man suspected of shooting dead right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk has been charged with aggravated murder.

Tyler James Robinson has also been charged with discharging a firearm, as well as multiple counts of obstruction of justice, witness tampering and committing a violent act in the presence of children.

Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray told a press conference on Tuesday, local time, that prosecutors would be seeking the death penalty.

Mr Gray said he had made the decision to seek the death penalty "independently, based solely on the available evidence and circumstances and nature of the crime."

"The murder of Charlie Kirk is an American tragedy,"

he said.

"Charlie Kirk was murdered while engaging in one of our most sacred and cherished American rights, the bedrock of our

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