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Attendees from the crowd who witnessed the shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University last year are approaching Utah’s victims office about compensation for the trauma they experienced.

Tyler Robinson’s attorneys say prosecutors have not proven that others who attended Kirk’s Sept. 10 event at Utah Valley University were in danger by the shooting. That's a potentially aggravating factor under state law that would make it a capital crime.

The Sikorsky S64 helicopter was one of seven working a fire in central Utah that was caused by lightning on July 27. The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration will investigate.

Five days of evidence and witness testimony in a Provo courtroom ended without a trial date. Both sides will submit written briefs to Fourth District Judge Tony Graf, who could decide if the case goes to trial in September.

Prosecutors allege that Tyler Robinson, the suspect in Charlie Kirk’s assassination, admitted to the murder in messages read aloud to a courtroom on July 9.

Only 14 seats in the court were reserved for the public. Some waited overnight, sleeping in folding chairs or on the floor, hoping to get one of the coveted wristbands required to enter the courtroom.

Although no new evidence was introduced Wednesday, there was plenty of spirited back and forth on the admissibility of an interview with accused shooter Tyler Robinson’s roommate and romantic partner.

Surveillance footage, DNA evidence and the debate about the line between religious and political views dominated day two of the pretrial hearing in Provo, Utah, for the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk.

This week’s hearing in Provo is focused on determining whether the state has enough evidence against Tyler Robinson, the man charged with the murder of Charlie Kirk, to go to trial.

In a five-day preliminary hearing starting July 6, prosecutors will lay out their evidence against Tyler Robinson. When it is over, Utah Fourth District Judge Tony Graf will decide whether the case will proceed to trial, with the death penalty on the table if heRobinson is convicted.