Police have arrested a person in connection with the shooting death of political pundit Charlie Kirk , President Donald Trump said Friday during an appearance on FOX and Friends.

The arrest puts an end to a manhunt that launched in the immediate aftermath of the deadly Wednesday afternoon shooting.

By 7:35 a.m., authorities were preparing to brief reporters with an update on the case, but had not released the suspect’s name.

Trump said that “someone very close to him, the suspect, turned him in.”

The president said a minister, who is also involved in law enforcement, recognized the suspect and communicated with the suspect’s father, who brought him to a U.S. marshal.

The New York Times reported that the man was arrested in St. George around 11 p.m. Thursday, citing a law enforcement

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