{"id":7085,"date":"2025-09-12T14:03:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T14:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/suspect-in-custody-in-murder-of-charlie-kirk-says-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T14:03:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T14:03:38","slug":"suspect-in-custody-in-murder-of-charlie-kirk-says-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/suspect-in-custody-in-murder-of-charlie-kirk-says-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect in custody in murder of Charlie Kirk, says Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Donald Trump concludes an interview with moderator Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA in 2018. — Reuters\/File<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

US President Donald Trump on Friday said a suspect in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was taken into custody by the law enforcement.<\/p>\n

The development ended an intense manhunt that followed what Trump described as a “heinous assassination.”<\/p>\n

Kirk’s killer has eluded police and federal agents for more than 24 hours after Wednesday’s shooting, in which a sniper fired a single gunshot that killed Kirk during an appearance at Utah Valley University in Orem.<\/p>\n

“I think we have him,” Trump told Fox News<\/em> in an interview, adding that a person who knows the suspect had turned him in.<\/p>\n

Previously, US investigators said they had found the bolt-action rifle believed to have been used to kill Kirk and released images of a person of interest.<\/p>\n

The FBI had circulated grainy images apparently taken from security cameras showing a “person of interest” wearing a black top, black sunglasses and a dark baseball cap. The long-sleeved top appears to have been emblazoned with an image of a bald eagle flying across a US flag.<\/p>\n

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Kirk, an author, podcast host and close ally of Trump, helped build the Republican Party’s support among younger voters.<\/p>\n

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FBI and state officials said the killer arrived on the campus a few minutes before the start of the event, a debate led by Kirk titled “Prove Me Wrong” in front of 3,000 people at Utah Valley, about 40 miles (65 km) south of Salt Lake City.<\/p>\n

Security-camera videos showed a person going up stairwells to gain access to a roof before firing at Kirk, the officials said at a press briefing. Kirk, a staunch defender of gun rights, was answering an audience question about mass shootings when the bullet struck his neck. Audience members fled in panic.<\/p>\n

The shooter jumped off the roof and fled into an adjoining neighborhood, said Robert Bohls, an FBI special agent in charge.<\/p>\n

Investigators found a “high-powered, bolt-action” rifle in a nearby wooded area, and were examining that along with palm prints and footprints for clues.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, with classes canceled, the roof of the building on the otherwise deserted campus and the nearby woods were strung with yellow tape as investigators scoured them for evidence.<\/p>\n

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The shooter appeared to be of college age and “blended in well” on the campus, Utah Public Safety Commissioner Beau Mason said at the briefing.<\/p>\n

Kirk — the co-founder and president of the conservative student group Turning Point USA — appeared at Utah Valley on Wednesday as part of a planned 15-event “American Comeback Tour” of US college campuses.<\/p>\n

His killing stirred outrage and denunciations of political violence from Democrats, Republicans and foreign governments.<\/p>\n

Trump said he would award Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honour.<\/p>\n

Kirk, who was married and the father of two young children, was celebrated by Republicans as a charismatic advocate for right-wing policies on race, gender, immigration, religion and gun regulation.<\/p>\n

He frequently engaged with his critics from the far left to the far right, often inviting members of his audiences to debate him live.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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President Donald Trump concludes an interview with moderator Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA in 2018. — Reuters\/File US President Donald Trump on Friday said a suspect in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was taken into custody by the law enforcement. The development ended an intense manhunt that followed what Trump…<\/p>\n

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