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Prosecutors intend to pursue the death penalty against the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk.

Lethal injection is the primary method of execution in Utah but firing squad is a legal alternative.

Utah has executed eight men since the U.S. reinstated capital punishment in 1976.

Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty in the case against the man accused of killing conservative political activist Charlie Kirk .

Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray called the murder of Kirk “an American tragedy” Tuesday in a press conference announcing aggravated murder and other charges against 22-year-old Tyler James Robinson .

In Utah, aggravated murder is the only crime subject to the death penalty. The law contains a list of circumstances under which prosecutors could charge a per

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