“We will only discuss the case with the press occasionally,” Gray said. “It will not be a day-to-day or even week-to-week occurrence, and we will only do so in a manner as not to jeopardize the fair trial process.”

That stance was reflected in Gray’s tight-lipped response to questions from reporters after he finished reading the 10-page charging document against Tyler Robinson, 22, in a Provo news conference — though he emphasized the investigation remains ongoing.

When asked if anybody else knew about the shooting beforehand, Gray said investigators have not ruled it out as a possibility, and are “still looking.” A follow-up question inquired if he planned on filing additional charges against anyone else connected with the shooting, to which Gray responded, “We don’t have any information at this point of additional suspects, but I know that our law enforcement agencies are continuing to follow leads.”

The statement came the same day that FBI Director Kash Patel was pressed about the case during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, and said there are, “a number of individuals that are currently being investigated and interrogated.”

Patel also addressed a Discord chat that Tyler Robinson allegedly participated in, telling Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri there were a “lot more than 20 users involved.”

When asked about Patel’s investigations, Gray said he couldn’t comment. When inquired about the contrast of the FBI’s public transparency surrounding the case and his team’s measured approach, Gray said, “As attorneys, we typically like to control that information to preserve an impartial jury and a fair trial.”

According to a probable cause statement, Kirk was shot and killed while speaking to the large crowd at UVU on Sept. 10. A 33-hour manhunt followed, during which police located a suspected murder weapon near the school. Robinson surrendered to police at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Sept. 11.

On Tuesday, Gray said the state will seek the death penalty. Despite calls from Gov. Spencer Cox and President Donald Trump last week to pursue the death penalty, Gray affirmed the decision was made internally.

“I talked to officials from both administrations, but I was not pressured to make a decision,” Gray said. “I understood their feelings on it, because it was in the news, but we didn’t really discuss that.”

Gray was also asked if the defense will seek to move the trial from Utah County and said he could not predict what they will do.