Defense attorneys for the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk have suggested a 2029 trial date. They say several years are needed to prepare their case. Kirk was a political ally of President Donald Trump who was shot in the neck as he spoke to a crowd of several thousand people at Utah Valley University last year. Defendant Tyler Robinson has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder. An attorney for Kirk’s widow says the defense’s proposal for a 2029 trial is absurd. A state judge held a hearing Friday to consider trial dates but did not make a decision. Prosecutors proposed a trial beginning in January 2028.

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A teacher wounded in last week’s attack on a special education classroom at an Oregon elementary school says she never had a chance to try to shelter any of the children inside. Becky Drury said Wednesday in a statement issued by a family friend that she ran to see what was going on but immediately saw the shooter and rushed back to the classroom. She tried to close the door, but the shooter was already there. She says she was shot at close range and fell down. She says she was unable to get up and could only pretend to be dead.