Lawyers for accused Charlie Kirk assassin: ATF couldn’t conclusively connect bullet, rifle
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Defense lawyers argue the ATF cannot conclusively link the fatal bullet to their client's rifle in the Charlie Kirk shooting case.
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Tyler Robinson's legal team requested a six-month delay Friday for a May evidence hearing in the case charging him with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, arguing that the ATF could not conclusively connect the bullet that killed Kirk to Robinson's rifle. Kirk, a founder of Turning Point USA, was shot in what prosecutors have alleged was an assassination attempt. The defense motion suggests ballistic evidence may undermine the prosecution's case, potentially weakening the government's ability to link Robinson directly to the shooting. The delay request indicates the defense strategy will center on challenging the physical evidence tying Robinson to the weapon used in Kirk's death. The hearing postponement, if granted, would push back the court's review of this critical forensic evidence by half a year.
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The defense requested a six-month delay for the May evidence hearing, potentially pushing back the forensic review of critical ballistic evidence by half a year.
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