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The man suspected in the shooting death of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk is expected to be formally charged today in Utah.
NPR's Tobias Smith reports 22-year-old Tyler Robinson is facing numerous charges,
including aggravated murder, which carries the death penalty in the state.
Authorities say they have, quote, mountains of evidence, including DNA at the scene of the shooting.
And they say Robinson wrote a note ahead of the attack sharing his intention,
as FBI Director Cash Patel told Fox News.
She claimed that he had an opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and he was going to do it.
because of his hatred for what Charlie stood for.
Patel did not say who may have received that note or whether they may have tried to intervene.
Robinson will make his first appearance in court virtually from his jail cell where he's been held without bail.
Tovia Smith and PR News, St. George, Utah.
The White House says it's planning to send National Guard troops to Memphis and says it's still eyeing other U.S. cities.