Trump says gunman in killing of Charlie Kirk has been captured
United States President Donald Trump has said that with a high degree of certainty that the gunman person of interest in right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk’s killing has been caught.
Trump said on Friday, September 12, 2025, that a minister, who is also linked to law enforcement, turned in the suspect to authorities. “Somebody that was very close to him” Trump said.
You might also like
Trump told Fox & Friends that he hoped the person of interest got “the death penalty”.
The FBI and state officials on Thursday, September 11 ,2025, had released photos and a video of the person they believe is responsible. Kirk was shot as he spoke to a crowd gathered in a courtyard at Utah Valley University in Orem.
The president said he was informed of the person of interest arrest “five minutes before I walked in” the studio, praising local authorities for their coordination. “They did a great job, everybody worked together. It all worked out,” he said.
Call for Kirk’s justice
Trump paid tribute to Kirk, calling him “the finest person” who was “like a son” to him. He said Kirk was “a brilliant guy” who helped him win the election with TikTok and energised young voters. “I’ve never seen young people go to one person like they did to Charlie,” Trump added.
The person of interest is “28 or 29” according to Trump was speaking on Fox News.
Trump says he did not want to watch the video of the shooting, adding that he did not want to remember Kirk that way.
The president says he heard the video was “horrific”.
Trump pays tribute to Charlie Kirk and says he was “like a son” to him.
He was “a brilliant guy” who “helped me with TikTok”, Trump says, adding that Republicans never win young voters normally.
“I’ve never seen young people go to one person like they did to Charlie,” he addsed.
He adds that the local authorities “did a great job, everybody worked together”. “It all worked out,” he says.
“We started off with a clip that made him look like an ant, that was almost useless. We just saw there was somebody up there.”
Speaking on Fox & Friends, Trump says: “Kirk was the finest person and he didn’t deserve this.”
