A 22 year-old man has been charged in the US with the aggravated murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead at a university. Tyler Robinson could now face the death penalty.

Announcing the charges on Tuesday, Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray said: "The murder of Charlie Kirk is an American tragedy."

Mr Kirk was shot on September 10 as he spoke with students at a university in Utah and died soon after. Prosecutors allege Robinson shot Mr Kirk in the neck with a bolt-action rifle from the roof of a nearby campus building.

Robinson was also charged with felony discharge of a firearm, which is punishable by up to life in prison; and obstructing justice, which is punishable by up to 15 years in prison.

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