The suspect in the Charlie Kirk assassination has been identified as a Washington County resident, the Utah governor said Friday morning.

President Donald Trump announced the capture of the suspect Friday, representing a significant breakthrough in the investigation into a targeted killing that raised fresh alarms about political violence in the United States.

"With a high degree of certainty, we have him," Trump announced in a live interview on Fox News Channel. He said a minister also involved with law enforcement turned the suspect in to the 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 i

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