To the US, where the FBI has been searching for Charlie Kirk’s shooter, after the 31-year-old was tragically killed while speaking at an Utah Valley University event. The Trump ally was a firm advocate of free speech and debate, and his death has shocked supporters across the world.
The FBI has given a statement this afternoon after a man was arrested in connection with the incident, with Utah governor Spencer Cox confirming: ‘We got him.’ 22-year-old Tyler Robinson has named as the suspect, after a family member came forward with information that Robinson had implied he had committed the crime.
The gunman was initially reported as on the loose – but earlier this afternoon the US President claimed that the police had arrested a suspect over the fatal attack. Trump told Fox and Friends: ‘I think we have him.’ He added that someone ‘very close’ to the suspect handed him over. He said that the suspect is ’28 or 29′, with Trump also remarking that he hoped Kirk’s murderer receives the death penalty.
The development follows two days of searching for the killer, who was described as being of ‘college age’ according to Beau Mason, the commissioner of the Utah Department of Public Safety. He added: ‘We have tracked his movements on to the campus, through the stairwells up to the roof, across the roof to a shooting location. After the shooting, we were able to track his movements as he moved to the other side of the building, jumped off of the building and fled off of the campus into a neighbourhood.’
On Thursday, the FBI released two photographs of a ‘person of interest’ and offered a $100,000 reward for anyone with information that would lead to the shooter’s arrest.
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