The Killing of Charlie Kirk Puts the US Death Penalty in Focus Again

The killing of prominent conservative political activist Charlie Kirk during a speaking engagement in Utah on Sept. 10 has revived attention on the use of capital punishment in the US. Utah Governor Spencer Cox said his state will pursue the death penalty against the person suspected of shooting Kirk. Investigators arrested Tyler Robinson, 22, on Sept. 12, and held him on suspicion of aggravated murder, a crime that could allow prosecutors in Utah to seek his execution. “I hope he gets the death