UPDATE: The suspect in custody in connection with the assassination of Charlie Kirk is a 22-year-old from Utah, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.

Authorities have identified the suspect as Tyler Robinson, said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation.

(CNN) — President Donald Trump has said that a suspect is in custody related to the killing of Charlie Kirk .

“I think with a high degree of certainty we have him in custody,” Trump said during an appearance on Fox News.

Kirk, a conservative political activist and ally of the president’s, died after being shot at an event at Utah Valley University earlier this week.

According to four sources familiar with the matter, a person is

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