WASHINGTON — A person of interest in the fatal shooting of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk is now in custody, officials said in an update Wednesday evening. The investigation is ongoing.

President Donald Trump confirmed that Kirk, 31, died after he was shot at an event on the Utah Valley University campus.

A man taken into custody immediately after Kirk was shot was eventually determined not to be the shooting suspect, but was charged with obstructing justice.

Who shot Charlie Kirk?

It's not yet known who the suspected shooter was.

An initial alert from the university said a suspect was in custody, and video posted on social media appeared to show an older man being detained afterward. Officials later said the suspect was still at large and the man detained was clear

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