UPDATE 9/12/25 at 9:44 a.m. ET: The Associated Press reported that 22-year-old Tyler Robinson has been identified as Charlie Kirk’s shooter, confirming he is in police custody.

A law enforcement official announced the news on Friday, September 12, but could not share further information about the investigation.

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President Donald Trump revealed Charlie Kirk’s shooter has been taken into custody.

“Essentially, somebody that was very close to him turned him in,” Trump, 79, said during a Fox News appearance on Friday, September 12, adding, “I think with a high degree of certainty, we have him in custody.”

According to the president, more details about the arrest are expected “sometime later” on Friday.

“We had very good pictures but not great, not perfect,”

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