{"id":3908,"date":"2026-07-07T12:38:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T12:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3908"},"modified":"2026-07-07T12:38:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T12:38:53","slug":"shocking-moment-judge-winces-as-disturbing-evidence-shown-in-charlie-kirk-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3908","title":{"rendered":"Shocking moment judge winces as disturbing evidence shown in Charlie Kirk hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

The judge overseeing the Charlie Kirk assassination case visibly winced when the court was shown disturbing footage of the moment accused gunman Tyler Robinson shot the Turning Point USA founder through the neck.<\/p>\n

Read more Bodybuilding champ and ex Mr. Universe dies at 57: \u2018Legend of our sport\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

Judge Tony Graf flinched and moved his seat back while watching his monitor on the bench during Monday\u2019s hearing in Utah \u2014 when Erika Kirk faced her husband\u2019s alleged killer for the first time.<\/p>\n

He then gathered himself and calmly stated,\u00a0 \u201cAnd that concludes state\u2019s Exhibit 8,\u201d the New York Times reported.<\/p>\n

Robinson, 23, is accused of shooting Kirk, 31, from long range while he was speaking in front of thousands of spectators at an event at Utah Valley University in September 2025.<\/p>\n

Horrific footage circulated on social media afterwards captured the moment the conservative activist was shot in the neck \u2014 with blood spewing from the wound as the terrified crowd screamed and ran for their lives.<\/p>\n

Read more Folarin Balogun knew decision to let him defy red-card ban would be \u2018controversial\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

Erika Kirk, who attended the hearing with her late husband\u2019s parents, made her swift exit from courtroom right before prosecutors played three videos showing the gruesome killing.<\/p>\n

\n
\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n

Robinson, meanwhile, appeared to smile at various times during the hearing while talking to one of his lawyers.<\/p>\n

During this week\u2019s multi-day hearing in Provo, Judge Graf will determine whether there is enough evidence for Robinson to face criminal trial \u2014 an alternative to seeking a grand jury indictment under Utah state law.<\/p>\n

Robinson allegedly admitted to the shooting in messages with his trans lover Lance Twiggs, which are among the evidence prosecutors will present at the hearing.<\/p>\n

Read more Fugitive wanted over Monaco bombing found shot dead in Ukraine: reports<\/a><\/p>\n

He has not yet entered a plea and faces the death penalty, if convicted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The judge overseeing the Charlie Kirk assassination case visibly winced when the court was shown disturbing footage of the moment accused gunman Tyler Robinson shot the Turning Point USA founder through the neck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3907,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us-news"],"yoast_head":"\nShocking moment judge winces as disturbing evidence shown in Charlie Kirk hearing - Metro Transit Review<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3908\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Shocking moment judge winces as disturbing evidence shown in Charlie Kirk hearing - Metro Transit Review\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The judge overseeing the Charlie Kirk assassination case visibly winced when the court was shown disturbing footage of the moment accused gunman Tyler Robinson shot the Turning Point USA founder through the neck.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3908\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Metro Transit Review\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-07T12:38:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=3908#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=3908\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7cd7bd9683106710eed62ba5da559b14\"},\"headline\":\"Shocking moment judge winces as disturbing evidence shown in Charlie Kirk hearing\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-07T12:38:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=3908\"},\"wordCount\":322,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=3908#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/f1e5607f72664d0d96c59073390fe04d.webp\",\"articleSection\":[\"US News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=3908#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=3908\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=3908\",\"name\":\"Shocking moment judge winces as disturbing evidence shown in Charlie Kirk hearing - Metro Transit Review\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=3908#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=3908#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/f1e5607f72664d0d96c59073390fe04d.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-07T12:38:53+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7cd7bd9683106710eed62ba5da559b14\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=3908#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=3908\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=3908#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/f1e5607f72664d0d96c59073390fe04d.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/f1e5607f72664d0d96c59073390fe04d.webp\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":799},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?p=3908#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Shocking moment judge winces as disturbing evidence shown in Charlie Kirk hearing\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Metro Transit Review\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/7cd7bd9683106710eed62ba5da559b14\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/metrotransitreview.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Shocking moment judge winces as disturbing evidence shown in Charlie Kirk hearing - Metro Transit Review","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3908","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Shocking moment judge winces as disturbing evidence shown in Charlie Kirk hearing - Metro Transit Review","og_description":"The judge overseeing the Charlie Kirk assassination case visibly winced when the court was shown disturbing footage of the moment accused gunman Tyler Robinson shot the Turning Point USA founder through the neck.","og_url":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3908","og_site_name":"Metro Transit Review","article_published_time":"2026-07-07T12:38:53+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3908#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3908"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7cd7bd9683106710eed62ba5da559b14"},"headline":"Shocking moment judge winces as disturbing evidence shown in Charlie Kirk hearing","datePublished":"2026-07-07T12:38:53+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3908"},"wordCount":322,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3908#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f1e5607f72664d0d96c59073390fe04d.webp","articleSection":["US News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3908#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3908","url":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3908","name":"Shocking moment judge winces as disturbing evidence shown in Charlie Kirk hearing - Metro Transit Review","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3908#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3908#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f1e5607f72664d0d96c59073390fe04d.webp","datePublished":"2026-07-07T12:38:53+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7cd7bd9683106710eed62ba5da559b14"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3908#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3908"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3908#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f1e5607f72664d0d96c59073390fe04d.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f1e5607f72664d0d96c59073390fe04d.webp","width":1200,"height":799},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3908#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Shocking moment judge winces as disturbing evidence shown in Charlie Kirk hearing"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/","name":"Metro Transit Review","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/#\/schema\/person\/7cd7bd9683106710eed62ba5da559b14","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/metrotransitreview.com"],"url":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3908\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}