UPDATE What Trump said in the interview in which he announced the capture of the assassin
The man now in police custody and being questioned in connection with the murder of Charlie Kirk was found with the help of someone who knew him, according to President Donald Trump.
"Basically, someone who was very close to him denounced him," Trump said Friday morning on "Fox and Friends."
"This is what happens when you have some good photos," the president said, referring to clearer photos of the suspect released by the FBI on Thursday.
Trump said the informant was"a person involved in law enforcement, but he was a person of faith."
The father of the arrested person was cooperating with investigators, Trump said.
The president admitted that he had only received a brief briefing before the interview and said:"I am always subject to correction, but I am only telling you what I hear."
UPDATE CNN sources: The suspect is being questioned
A person is in custody and being questioned in connection with the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, according to four sources familiar with the case, cited by CNN.
The person is still being questioned, according to sources.
The suspect in the Charlie Kirk murder case is"28 or 29 years old," according to Donald Trump.
The suspect reportedly surrendered at the urging of his father, after a person who recognized him approached him, Trump said in his Fox News interview.
UPDATE Suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting is in custody, Trump says
US President Donald Trump said law enforcement has arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university, Reuters reports.
He adds that local authorities"did an excellent job, everyone cooperated. Everything went well."
"I hope he gets the death penalty," Trump added.
Previously, on the Fox & Friends show, Trump stated that"someone very close" to the suspect had denounced him.
He did not reveal the identity of the person in question, but confirmed that there will be news later today.
