{
  "id": 719465,
  "title": "Defense in Charlie Kirk's killing argue against death penalty, said shooter hit 'intended target'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/defense-in-charlie-kirks-killing-argue-against-death-penalty-said",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T00:50:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/defense-in-charlie-kirks-killing-argue-against-death-penalty-said-shooter-hit-intended-target"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Whether the shooting endangered the crowd is a key issue: Prosecutors cited the risk that other people could have been harmed as an aggravating factor under state law that makes Kirk's killing a capital crime.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Accused Charlie Kirk shooter ineligible for death penalty, defense argues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/accused-charlie-kirk-shooter-ineligible-for-death-penalty-defense",
        "published": "2026-08-13T00:19:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}