A Utah judge visibly flinched as a courtroom was forced to watch disturbing footage showing the moment conservative activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot in the neck.

Judge Tony Graf appeared deeply uncomfortable as the graphic video played during a court hearing earlier this week. According to reports, the judge recoiled and leaned his chair back slightly while watching the fatal shooting unfold.

When the footage ended, Graf told the silent courtroom, “And that concludes state’s Exhibit 8.”

The chilling clip was reportedly one of three videos shown in court on Monday, July 6, capturing the horrifying moment Kirk was assassinated while speaking at Utah Valley University.

Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, was not in the courtroom when the footage was played. The 31-year-old mother of two reportedly left shortly before the videos were shown.

Earlier that day, Erika had been escorted into court for the hearing, which will help determine whether her husband’s accused killer, Tyler Robinson, will stand trial.

Before the proceeding, she released an emotional statement about the devastating toll her husband’s death has taken on the family.

“Charlie was a beloved husband, son, brother, friend, and father. Every court proceeding serves as a painful reminder of his death and the loss that has irrevocably impacted our lives and the lives of his children,” she wrote on X.

“We remain deeply grateful for the support, prayers, and kindness we have received. This outpouring has sustained us during the darkest days of our lives,” she continued.

Erika added that the family would not make any further comments out of respect for the legal process.

“We ask for continued privacy as we navigate this process and immense grief,” she said.

Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed on September 10, 2025, while speaking before a crowd of roughly 3,000 people at Utah Valley University.

Investigators believed the fatal shot was fired from a distant rooftop, triggering a massive manhunt.

Robinson, 22, was taken into custody the following day and later charged with aggravated murder.

Authorities have alleged that Robinson admitted to carrying out the shooting in a message sent to his partner. He has not yet entered a plea.

Should he be convicted, Robinson could face the death penalty.

His attorneys, however, have already attempted to have capital punishment removed as a possible sentence.

The defense accused prosecutors of violating a gag order by publicly discussing claims involving the bullet that killed Kirk and whether it matched Robinson’s rifle.

Deputy Utah County Attorney Christopher Ballard said he discussed the evidence in an effort to correct what he called a “mischaracterization of bullet evidence” by the defense.

“My concern is that it would feed the idea the state did not have sufficient evidence in the case,” Ballard said. “This was a significant issue, and we needed to figure out how to respond to that.”

He added, “In a murder case where a victim was killed by a single bullet, it is difficult to imagine publicity that would be more unduly prejudicial than false reports that the bullet recovered from the victim was proven to have not been fired from the defendant’s rifle.”

Graf ultimately ruled that prosecutors were permitted to correct information contained in the public record.

However, the judge also determined that Ballard went too far when he publicly claimed there was “ample evidence” of Robinson’s alleged guilt.

Robinson remains accused of Kirk’s assassination as the emotionally charged case moves closer to a possible trial.