The suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk appeared in court Tuesday charged with the conservative activist's murder, as prosecutors said they were seeking the death penalty for a crime that has shaken the United States.

Kirk, a close ally of President Donald Trump and the founder of student activism group Turning Point USA, was shot dead last week during an event on a Utah university campus.

The 31-year-old's death prompted waves of mourning across the political right -- and dark threats of retribution.

Tyler Robinson, 22, is accused of firing a single bullet from a rooftop, fatally hitting Kirk in the neck in front of thousands of people, in an episode that has deepened divisions in an already polarized country.

A huge manhunt ended 33 hours later when Robinson's parents persuaded hi

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