United States President Donald Trump has revealed that a person believed to be involved in the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk is in custody.
Trump, who said this on Friday in an interview on Fox News, described the information as preliminary.
But he stressed that it was “the person we’re looking for”.
According to him, a minister who is a member of law enforcement had communicated with the father of a suspect in the shooting, and the person was turned in to the authorities.
At the time of filing this report, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, and other law enforcement agencies have yet to confirm Trump’s account.
Trump’s comments are coming after the authorities released video and photo images of a person seen on a nearby roof during the shooting on Wednesday and pleaded with the public for help finding answers.
Recall that Kirk, a close ally of President Trump, was fatally shot while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.
The video footage from the campus in Orem, Utah, showed a person running across the roof of a nearby building after the shooting, dropping to the ground and walking across a busy street before disappearing into a wooded area.
