Erika Kirk leaves court abruptly as witnesses give graphic evidence about husband

Charlie Kirk’s parents, as well as Erika Kirk, all left the courtroom shortly after Utah Valley University police officer Chris Bagley began testifying about the moments the Turning Point USA founder was shot.

Kirk’s mother Kathryn had her head bowed and Erika Kirk leaned on a friend for comfort as the testimony was delivered.

Accused killer Tyler Robinson looked at the exhibits on the monitor and took notes.

Pictured: Charlie Kirk’s parents, Robert and Kathryn Kirk

The judge allowed a video of Charlie Kirk being shot on September 10, 2025, in front of thousands of people at Utah Valley University to be played in court.

However, it was prohibited from being shown to the public.

Judge Graf was seen wincing while watching the video, but did not make a comment.

Tyler Robinson’s defense attorney Richard Novak was overheard laughing after Judge Tony Graf said that no cameras would be allowed in the courtroom on Monday.

The media request for still cameras inside of the court was not sent on time before the hearing kicked off.

After Graf’s declaration, Novak told Fox News Digital: ‘Well, you’ve got to do things on time.’

David Hull, a a former Utah State Bureau of Investigation agent, told the courtroom how he was not familiar with Charlie Kirk or Utah Valley University at the time that he was asked to lead the investigation.

He explained how he investigated major crimes when he worked for the SBI, and that the agency helped other law enforcement units process crime scenes.

Defense attorney Kathryn Nester finished cross-examining former Utah Valley police officer Chris Bagley shortly after the court’s lunch break.

Nester grilled Bagley with several questions about how the gunman could have been identified. ‘Nothing that you found that day,’ Nester asked, ‘was able to identify who the shooter was?’

She also asked Bagley about his body camera footage following the incident. After Bagley looked on the roof of the Losee building, he said he did not find any bullet casings, and that his body camera footage stopped recording.

‘I think my battery died. I don’t know,’ he said, confirming that he did not return to the roof once his body camera was charged because it was a chaotic scene.

Following Bagley’s testimony, the state called David Hull to the stand, a police officer who works for the Utah Department of Public Safety.

Hull was an investigator with the State Bureau of Investigation’s major crimes unit at the time of Charlie Kirk’s death.

Noticeably heavy security looms around the hearing with six officers in SWAT gear inside the Fourth Judicial District Courthouse and intense security outside, too.

Agents are also positioned on the roof of the Provo, Utah courthouse.

Donald Trump Jr. and Erika Kirk are having lunch together during the court break, according to NewsNation reporter Brian Entin.

The hearing is expected to resume again after a short while.

Defense attorney Kathryn Nester began cross-examining former Utah Valley University police Officer Chris Bagley shortly before the court broke for lunch.

Bagley confirmed their were six campus officers working on the day of Kirk’s shooting, with thousands of people in attendance for the Turning Point USA event.

No metal detectors were used to screen the crowd, and no drones were used for security.

He confirmed that there were no police officers on the roof, stairway or walkway when he arrived.

Charlie Kirk’s accused killer Tyler Robinson was seen laughing in court as the conservative star’s widow Erika wept just feet away.

Erika Kirk, dressed in all black, faced her husband’s alleged murderer for the first time Monday morning as he appeared before a Utah judge for a five-day preliminary hearing.

She had burst into tears before the hearing even started, according to journalists inside the courtroom.

She was accompanied by her rarely-seen in-laws, Robert and Kathryn Kirk.

Lead defense lawyer, Kathy Nester, has begun to cross examine the prosecution’s first witness.

Nester began by asking Bagley general security questions about the Utah Valley University campus.

Picutred: Defense attorney Kathryn Nester

Bagley described the moments of chaos after Charlie Kirk was shot.

He said he could see the right side of Kirk as the conservative activist spoke on campus on September 10.

Kirk was in the middle of answering a question when the officer heard a gunshot ring out. He saw people fleeing the area before police confirmed that they had had a suspect in custody over the radio.

Bagley began assessing the crowd for injuries as he worked to ‘preserve the crime scene.’

Bagley confirmed there was a clear ‘line of sight’ from where Kirk was sat to the top of the Losee Center where Tyler Robinson allegedly fired his rifle.

Pictured: Former Utah Valley University Police Department officer Chris Bagley