India, Sept. 12 -- United States President Donald Trump said on Friday "with a high degree of certainty" that the suspect who shot and killed right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk on Wednesday is in custody and he was turned in by someone "very close" to him.

"I think, with a high degree of certainty, we have him in custody," Trump said.

"I don't want to go too far.but essentially somebody very close to him turned him in," he added.

He made the revelation during an interview with Fox News.

This comes two days after Kirk was assassinated while attending an event at the Utah Valley University on Wednesday.

More details will be added shortly.

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