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A man carrying a gun and a knife was detained Friday by the Secret Service inside State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, where Charlie Kirk’s memorial event is set to take place Sunday, the agency confirmed to Fox News Digital.

Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said the man was detained "in the stadium, but it was prior to the setup of any secure perimeter."

The individual allegedly told Secret Service agents that he was at the site to provide private security, The Washington Post also reported, citing a law enforcement official familiar with the matter.

A federal source familiar with the investigation told Fox News that the man is a former law enforcement member from another state.

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