1
00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:05,199
Speaker 1: Crime Alart hourly update, breaking crime news Now. I'm Sidney Silbonni.

2
00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:10,280
Speaker 1: The family of US conservative activist Charlie Kirk came face

3
00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:13,840
Speaker 1: to face on Monday with his alleged killer, as prosecutors

4
00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:16,919
Speaker 1: laid out their preliminary case against twenty three year old

5
00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:21,319
Speaker 1: Tyler Robinson. This court hearing is set to continue all week,

6
00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:25,840
Speaker 1: featuring witness testimony and critical evidence to determine whether Robinson

7
00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:30,600
Speaker 1: will stand trial for murder. Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA,

8
00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:34,400
Speaker 1: was fatally shot on September tenth, twenty twenty five, on

9
00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:40,000
Speaker 1: the Utah Valley University campus, initiating an intense manhunt. Robinson

10
00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:44,520
Speaker 1: was arrested days later on multiple charges, including murder. While

11
00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:48,280
Speaker 1: he has not entered a plea prosecutor seek the death penalty.

12
00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:53,560
Speaker 1: In advance of Monday's proceedings, Kirk's family, including his widow Erica,

13
00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:57,520
Speaker 1: his parents Robert and Catherine, and sister Mary, released an

14
00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:01,600
Speaker 1: emotional statement. They noted that every court appearance serves as

15
00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:04,839
Speaker 1: a painful reminder of his death and the loss impacting

16
00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:08,480
Speaker 1: his children. Thanking the public for prayers, they asked for

17
00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:11,920
Speaker 1: privacy during their immense grief, adding they will not comment

18
00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:15,800
Speaker 1: further out of respect for the process. Both teams spent

19
00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:21,119
Speaker 1: hours questioning witnesses, offering a glimpse into Robinson's mystery defense strategy.

20
00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:25,720
Speaker 1: His attorneys, led by Catherine Nestor, questioned video quality how

21
00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:30,760
Speaker 1: Robinson was identified in campus security. His lawyers previously tried

22
00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:33,959
Speaker 1: to exclude evidence and asked Judge Tony Graff to remove

23
00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:38,160
Speaker 1: the death penalty. During the hearing, Robinson sat quietly between

24
00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:41,880
Speaker 1: his lawyers, wearing a light colored suit. The court heard

25
00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:45,880
Speaker 1: details about the shooting, which occurred during Kirk's American comeback

26
00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:49,360
Speaker 1: tour under a campus tent where he invited attendees to

27
00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:52,680
Speaker 1: debate with him. A rifle shot rang out while Kirk

28
00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:56,640
Speaker 1: spoke about gun violence, causing him to slump over. Witness

29
00:01:56,720 --> 00:02:01,040
Speaker 1: Chris Bagley, an officer stationed above, recognized the rifle noise

30
00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:04,880
Speaker 1: and described a chaotic scene. Though told a suspect was

31
00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:09,760
Speaker 1: in custody, Bagley discovered suspicious roof evidence, including a screwdriver

32
00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:13,080
Speaker 1: and a gravel impression, indicating a sniper lay in a

33
00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:17,560
Speaker 1: prone position. The elbow, knee, and feet markings aligned perfectly

34
00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:22,680
Speaker 1: with Kirk's tent. Defense attorney Nestor objected multiple times asking

35
00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:27,160
Speaker 1: Bagley about security planning. State Bureau of Investigation agent David

36
00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:31,160
Speaker 1: Hull testified that surveillance video showed Robinson on campus four

37
00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:35,920
Speaker 1: times that day. Prosecutors also displayed footage showing Robinson parking

38
00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:39,680
Speaker 1: a gray Dodge and returning later to drive away. The

39
00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:43,080
Speaker 1: hearing will continue all week to evaluate if prosecutors have

40
00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:47,640
Speaker 1: enough evidence for trial. More crime and justice news after this,

41
00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:53,360
Speaker 1: a popular South Florida influencer was killed in a drive

42
00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:57,680
Speaker 1: by triple shooting Sunday morning. Twenty one year old Breonna Johnson,

43
00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:01,720
Speaker 1: who posted under the Instagram handle dream Doll Brie, was

44
00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:05,120
Speaker 1: riding in a green suv with two other passengers when

45
00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:10,000
Speaker 1: gunfire erupted. The Miramar Police Department confirmed that surveillance video

46
00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:14,040
Speaker 1: captured the attack, which unfolded around five thirty am, just

47
00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:18,040
Speaker 1: hours after the Fourth of July holiday. Johnson was known

48
00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:22,080
Speaker 1: for beauty content, holding nearly five hundred thousand followers across

49
00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:26,720
Speaker 1: TikTok and Instagram. According to investigators, Johnson was traveling in

50
00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:30,639
Speaker 1: a green Lamborghini Urus when a white sedan pulled alongside

51
00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:34,359
Speaker 1: the driver's side at an intersection and opened fire, striking

52
00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:39,280
Speaker 1: three occupants. Surveillance footage shows the sedan following the Lamborghini

53
00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:43,360
Speaker 1: down the street before rapid gunfire broke out. Moments later,

54
00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:46,720
Speaker 1: the Lamborghini drifted through the intersection and crashed into a

55
00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:50,960
Speaker 1: house as the shooter's vehicle sped away. Miramar Police Chief

56
00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:54,320
Speaker 1: del Rich Moss described the shooting as rapid fire, and

57
00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:57,320
Speaker 1: social media photos show a dozen bullet holes riddling the

58
00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:01,520
Speaker 1: SUV's doors. Reports indication eight the victims had attended a

59
00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:04,200
Speaker 1: large party and stopped at a gas station where a

60
00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:08,280
Speaker 1: fight broke out. Investigators believe the suv was targeted and

61
00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:12,400
Speaker 1: followed from there. Johnson succumbed to her injuries, while the

62
00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:16,599
Speaker 1: other two occupants remained in critical condition. Johnson's cousin shared

63
00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:21,040
Speaker 1: emotional tributes online as fans flooded her accounts with condolences.

64
00:04:21,440 --> 00:04:26,279
Speaker 1: The homicide investigation remains active. New details have emerged regarding

65
00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:28,960
Speaker 1: an Ohio police raid that ended in the rescue of

66
00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:33,880
Speaker 1: sixteen children from squalid conditions. Authorities who discovered the children

67
00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:36,800
Speaker 1: on June thirtieth had initially gone to the residents to

68
00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:41,040
Speaker 1: serve an unrelated warrant to an adult resident. Upon entering,

69
00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:45,760
Speaker 1: officers encountered the sixteen children, ages one through eighteen, some

70
00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:49,920
Speaker 1: of whom required immediate hospitalization due to their serious conditions.

71
00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:54,680
Speaker 1: Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson called the situation pure evil

72
00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:59,240
Speaker 1: and beyond comprehension, stating the children were living like feral animals.

73
00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:03,360
Speaker 1: Four adult family members were arrested, seventy three year old

74
00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:06,880
Speaker 1: Gary Siders Senior, thirty six year old Gary Siders Junior,

75
00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:10,200
Speaker 1: sixty seven year old Christina Siders, and thirty three year

76
00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:15,360
Speaker 1: old Elizabeth Siders. Each adult faces seventeen counts of child endangerment.

77
00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:19,760
Speaker 1: Police revealed they had no prior knowledge that the children existed.

78
00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:22,680
Speaker 1: They had gone to the home specifically to serve a

79
00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:26,880
Speaker 1: warrant for Gary Siders Junior for four counts of indecent exposure.

80
00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:31,120
Speaker 1: Court documents alleged he exposed himself outside the home on

81
00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:34,960
Speaker 1: four separate dates in May and June. He is scheduled

82
00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:37,960
Speaker 1: for a pre trial hearing on those charges on July ninth.

83
00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:41,960
Speaker 1: If convicted of child endangerment, the suspects could face up

84
00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:45,119
Speaker 1: to one hundred and ninety two years in prison each.

85
00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:48,800
Speaker 1: For more crime and justice news, be sure to join

86
00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:52,760
Speaker 1: us for crime stories with Nancy Grace on fox Ie YouTube.

87
00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:57,000
Speaker 1: Serious XM and now streaming on tub with this crime alert.

88
00:05:57,160 --> 00:05:58,200
Speaker 1: I'm Sidney Silvani.