US President Donald Trump said Friday that a suspect in the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk had been taken into custody.
“With a high degree of certainty, we have him,” Trump announced in a live studio interview on Fox & Friends.
The president said that “somebody very close” to the suspect had turned him in.
Trump’s announcement came amid a widening manhunt to find Kirk’s killer, with the FBI offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information on the shooting.
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The 31-year-old conservative was one of the most prominent activists on the right and was highly influential in helping Trump rally young voters in the 2024 election.
Utah Governor Spencer Cox has said the state will seek the death penalty in his murder.
