{"id":2135,"date":"2026-07-06T22:44:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T22:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2135"},"modified":"2026-07-06T22:44:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T22:44:53","slug":"former-officer-describes-finding-a-sniper-pad-on-nearby-rooftop-after-charlie-kirk-assassination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2135","title":{"rendered":"Former officer describes finding a &#8216;sniper pad&#8217; on nearby rooftop after Charlie Kirk assassination"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>PROVO, Utah \u2014 A former campus police officer testified Monday that he found an apparent \u201csniper pad\u201d on a rooftop near where Charlie Kirk was assassinated, as prosecutors sought to convince a state judge they have enough evidence to put a Utah man on trial for murder.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2133\">Cristopher S\u00e1nchez endures the worst start of his career in bid to be All-Star starter<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Former Utah Valley University Officer Christopher Bagley said he witnessed Kirk\u2019s shooting as the conservative activist spoke to a crowd of thousands last year. Soon after, he went to a nearby gravel rooftop, where it appeared someone had been lying prone with a clear sightline to Kirk\u2019s location, Bagley said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt looks like a sniper pad,\u201d Bagley said, adding, \u201cyou\u2019ve got markings of elbows, knees, and feet.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The testimony came as Kirk\u2019s parents, Kathryn and Robert, and widow, Erika, were in the courtroom for the first time since the case began, along with Donald Trump Jr., President Donald Trump\u2019s son.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for defendant Tyler Robinson. A five-day preliminary hearing that began Monday marks the most significant presentation of evidence to date in the case.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Robinson\u2019s parents also were present, sitting a few rows behind the Kirks as the hearing began. The 23-year-old defendant is charged with aggravated murder in the Sept. 10 assassination of Kirk, a conservative activist and ally of the president, at Utah Valley University. Robinson turned himself in the day after the shooting.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Prosecutors allege he confessed in a note left for his roommate, who was also his romantic partner, that read: \u201cI had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I\u2019m going to take it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Robinson has not yet entered a plea, and his attorneys have not commented on his guilt or innocence. They have, however, sought to get the death penalty taken off the table, so far unsuccessfully.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>A low threshold for prosecutors<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Robinson sat quietly between his attorneys on Monday, looking at the prosecution\u2019s exhibits on a monitor and occasionally taking notes. He wore a gray suit, and his wrists were shackled to a chain around his waist.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Charlie Kirk\u2019s parents and widow walked out of the courtroom when a police officer started testifying about Kirk\u2019s arrival on campus the day he was shot. They later returned.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The proceeding resembles a minitrial, but prosecutors need only demonstrate that there are reasonable grounds to believe Robinson killed Kirk. The standard is lower than for a trial, where prosecutors must prove guilt \u201cbeyond a reasonable doubt.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Prosecutors as a result should have little trouble advancing their case, said Mark Kouris, a former prosecutor and state judge in Salt Lake City.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis standard is extremely low and the chances of them not getting through it are, quite frankly, almost nothing,\u201d said Kouris, now an adjunct professor at the University of Utah\u2019s S.J. Quinney College of Law. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Bagley, the prosecution\u2019s first witness, said he could see the right side of Charlie Kirk\u2019s body as Kirk spoke on campus. Kirk was answering a question when Bagley heard a gunshot.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI saw him go to the left &#8230; I could no longer see the right side of his body,\u201d Bagley said. \u201cThen everybody started getting up and started to run, more of a chaos situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2131\">Tyson Foerster talks lucrative extension with the Flyers: \u2018It was a no-brainer for me\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Defense attorney Kathryn Nester asked Bagley about finding an empty pistol holster on the ground after the crowd fled. Bagley acknowledged he never took custody of the holster and didn\u2019t know if it was fingerprinted.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Nester repeatedly objected to evidence introduced by prosecutors, but was overruled by the judge. Any evidence from this week\u2019s hearing would have to be reintroduced again to be used at trial.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Roommate\u2019s recorded testimony could be focal point<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Prosecutors can use secondhand information, or hearsay, to help present their case. They expect to present between 40 and 50 exhibits during this week\u2019s hearing.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Chief Deputy Utah County Attorney Chad Grunander told state District Judge Tony Graf that the exhibits will include several videos of the Sept. 10 shooting, which occurred as Kirk was addressing a crowd of thousands at Utah Valley University. The videos will be shown on a courtroom monitor that is being set up so that it won\u2019t be captured by the press videographer in the courtroom, said Graf.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Prosecutors have said they plan to present DNA evidence linking Robinson to the suspected murder weapon, autopsy findings, witness statements, and video of Kirk\u2019s killing. They are also expected to argue the shooting endangered others at Kirk\u2019s campus event \u2014 an aggravating circumstance that could make the crime punishable by death under Utah law.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Once the hearing is finished, Graf must determine whether there is enough evidence for the case to proceed to trial.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Robinson\u2019s roommate is not expected to testify in person during the hearing. Still, the roommate\u2019s recorded testimony could be a focal point for prosecutors.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In addition to the alleged confession note, Robinson reportedly texted his roommate that he targeted Kirk because he \u201chad enough of his hatred,\u201d prosecutors have said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Erika Kirk says court proceedings are a \u2018painful reminder\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Before his death, Kirk and the organization he co-founded, Turning Point USA, galvanized the conservative youth vote to help Trump win a second term.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The Republican president has said he hopes Robinson receives the death penalty.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Erika Kirk said during her husband\u2019s memorial service that she forgives Robinson.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Ahead of Monday\u2019s hearing, she thanked supporters in a statement for their kindness and prayers.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cEvery court proceeding serves as a painful reminder of his death,\u201d she wrote, \u201cand the loss that has irrevocably impacted our lives and the lives of his children.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>She added that the public outpouring \u201chas sustained us during the darkest days of our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2129\">Sixers officially announce Jaylen Brown trade and Anfernee Simons, Dean Wade signings<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a weeklong hearing, prosecutors will try to show the judge they have enough evidence to proceed to trial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2134,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nation-world","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Former officer describes finding a &#039;sniper pad&#039; 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