Authorities have been searching for the sniper who killed Charlie Kirk at a Utah university. Photo: AP PHOTO

A suspect in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university has been taken into custody, US President Donald Trump says, ending an intense manhunt that followed what Trump described as a "heinous assassination".

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Kirk's killer has eluded police and federal agents for more than 24 hours after Wednesday's shooting, in which a sniper fired a single gunshot that killed Kirk during an appearance at Utah Valley University in Orem.

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