LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A United States (US) judge said Friday the preliminary hearing into the killing of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk will be taken up again in September, delaying a decision on whether there is enough evidence to hold a murder trial.

The move comes after a week of evidence being presented in the case against Tyler Robinson in a Utah court.

The 23-year-old faces the death penalty for allegedly killing Kirk, who was shot in the neck on September 10 while speaking at one of his trademark event on a college campus.