OREM, Utah (AP) — The suspect in the Charlie Kirk assassination has been captured, President Donald Trump said Friday in an announcement that appeared to represent a significant breakthrough in an investigation that captivated public attention and spanned nearly two days.

“With a high degree of certainty, we have him,” Trump announced in a live interview on Fox News Channel on Friday morning. He said a minister also involved with law enforcement turned the suspect, whose name was not immediately known, into authorities.

“Somebody that was very close to him said, ‘Hmm, that’s him,’” Trump said.

The suspect in custody in connection with Kirk’s killing is a 22-year-old from Utah, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.

Authorities have identified the suspect as Tyler Robin

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