Suspected shooter arrested in Charlie Kirk killing, Trump says

The suspected shooter in the killing of Charlie Kirk is in custody, President Trump said on "Fox & Friends" on Friday morning. The latest: Trump said that someone close to the suspect turned him in. He added that law enforcement would release more details later Friday. "With a high degree of certainty, we have him in custody," Trump said."I hope he gets the death penalty," the president said. Zoom in: Trump said a minister with close ties to law enforcement communicated with the suspect's father to report him to authorities. "Subject to change, but the facts are the facts," he said. Driving the news: Trump's decision to share the development preempted law enforcement's timeline for publicizing the news, a senior administration official told Axios. "We've been at this since 1 a.m.," a senior administration official said. "We have someone in custody. We're 95% sure this is the killer.""This is the president's administration, so he has the right to say what he wants when he wants about it. And this is so personal to him. But yeah, we would've preferred a little more time before announcing. But it doesn't matter anyway. We're sure this is the guy."The big picture: The arrest follows a widespread search that began soon after the influential MAGA podcaster and Turning Point USA cofounder was fatally shot Wednesday in Utah, setting off a nationwide period of mourning and a heated dispute about who's to blame for political violence. The FBI had offered a $100,000 reward and released photos of a person of interest in the case on Thursday, later releasing video footage of the shooting suspect fleeing the scene.Inside the room: While administration officials won't second-guess Trump's early announcement, the same can't be said about FBI Director Kash Patel. On Thursday, he announced that a different potential suspect was in custody, only to then backtrack and admit the person had to be released."It might make the prosecution more difficult of the guy we have now," the official said.Catch up quick: Kirk was speaking in front of a crowd of about 3,000 on an outdoor plaza at Utah Valley University in the city of Orem when he was fatally shot.Police said he was struck by one shot the suspect fired from the roof of a building about 200 yards away before fleeing.A bolt-action rifle was later found near the campus.Go deeper: America's digital morgueEditor's note: This story was updated with additional comments from Trump's .

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