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Defense in Charlie Kirk's killing say shooter should not get death penalty, hit 'intended target'
All headlines are identical, reporting the defense's argument against the death penalty and their claim that the shooter hit an "intended target."
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What happenedThe man charged with killing Charlie Kirk shouldn’t get the death penalty because the shooter “hit the intended target” and no one else was endangered, his lawyers said.
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CenterDefense in Charlie Kirk's killing say shooter should not get death penalty, hit 'intended target'
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Defense in Charlie Kirk's killing say shooter should not get death penalty, hit 'intended target'
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The man charged with killing Charlie Kirk shouldn’t get the death penalty because the shooter “hit the intended target” and no one else was endangered, his lawyers said.
Defense in Charlie Kirk's killing say shooter should not get death penalty, hit 'intended target'
The man charged with killing Charlie Kirk shouldn’t get the death penalty because the shooter “hit the intended target” and no one else was endangered, his lawyers said.
Defense in Charlie Kirk's killing say shooter should not get death penalty, hit 'intended target'
The man charged with killing Charlie Kirk shouldn’t get the death penalty because the shooter “hit the intended target” and no one else was endangered, his lawyers said.
Defense in Charlie Kirk's killing say shooter should not get death penalty, hit 'intended target'
The man charged with killing Charlie Kirk shouldn’t get the death penalty because the shooter “hit the intended target” and no one else was endangered, his lawyers said.
Defense in Charlie Kirk's killing say shooter should not get death penalty, hit 'intended target'
The man charged with killing Charlie Kirk shouldn’t get the death penalty because the shooter “hit the intended target” and no one else was endangered, his lawyers said.
Defense in Charlie Kirk's killing say shooter should not get death penalty, hit 'intended target'
The man charged with killing Charlie Kirk shouldn’t get the death penalty because the shooter “hit the intended target” and no one else was endangered, his lawyers said.
Defense in Charlie Kirk's killing say shooter should not get death penalty, hit 'intended target'
The man charged with killing Charlie Kirk shouldn’t get the death penalty because the shooter “hit the intended target” and no one else was endangered, his lawyers said.
Defense in Charlie Kirk’s killing say shooter hit the ‘intended target,’ did not endanger others
Lawyers for the man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk say he shouldn't be eligible for the death penalty because the shooter "hit the intended target” during the assas...
