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The Utah County District Attorney intends to seek the death penalty following the fatal shooting of the close Donald Trump ally

Tyler Robinson has been formally charged with aggravated murder, firearm and obstruction charges

Utah prosecutors are pursuing the death penalty against Tyler James Robinson, accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk, raising the possibility of a rare firing squad execution if he is convicted.

President sought to cast people on the left as sole problem of US politics, while widow of Charlie Kirk said her ‘cries will echo around the world like a battle cry’ – key stories from 12 September at a glance

Due process is apparently optional when Trump's feeling vengeful.

Republicans seized on the Charlotte attack as evidence Trump's crackdown on crime is justified.

Decarlos Brown Jr, 34, faces federal charges in the Charlotte CATS LYNX Blue Line stabbing that killed refugee Iryna Zarutska. Death penalty possible.

The Congolese military court has accused former president Joseph Kabila of treason, corruption, war crimes and supporting the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group. During court proceedings that began in July 2025, arguments were made for utilising the death penalty against Kabila, who was in power from 2001 to 2019.…

A woman accused of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont is set to make her first court appearance since prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty against her

Parliament heard arson at a naval dockyard was a capital offence until 1971, amid questions over the adequacy of the current law.

At least 841 people have been executed in Iran since the start of the year, the UN said Friday, decrying "a systematic pattern of using the death penalty as a tool of state intimidation".