I think we have him’: Suspect in Kirk killing taken into custody, Trump says

Trump said law enforcement had taken a suspect into custody in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university.

US President Donald Trump speaks with the media on the day of the signing of an executive order to rename the Department of Defense the “Department of War”, in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 5, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/BRIAN SNYDER)ByREUTERSSEPTEMBER 12, 2025 15:13Updated: SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 15:31

A suspect in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university has been taken into custody, US President Donald Trump said on Friday, ending an intense manhunt that followed what Trump described as a “heinous assassination.”

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.