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After Kirk assassination attempt: Trump announces arrest

Friday, September 12


Following the fatal attack on right-wing conservative US influencer Charlie Kirk, investigators have arrested a suspect, according to President Donald Trump."I think we have him," Trump told Fox News on Friday. According to the report, the alleged perpetrator is in police custody. A person who knew the suspect has reported him. The 31-year-old Kirk was an influential conservative activist and Trump supporter.

He was shot dead Wednesday at an event in front of around 3,000 people at a university in the US state of Utah. After the attack, a manhunt for a suspect was launched using surveillance camera footage.

Photo gallery: Charlie Kirk: Trump activist shot dead in assassination attempt

Charlie Kirk: Trump-Aktivist bei Attentat erschossen
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