(VOICE OF NAIJA)-In a major development, former President Donald Trump has announced that the suspect in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been apprehended.
Speaking during an interview with Fox & Friends, Trump stated, “I think, with a high degree of certainty, we have him in custody. Everyone did a great job.”
Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at a debate at Utah Valley University, struck in the neck by a bullet reportedly fired from a rooftop in what authorities are treating as a targeted assassination.
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Charlie Kirk was a prominent conservative voice in America and a close ally of President Trump. He co-founded Turning Point USA, a nonprofit conservative advocacy group, at just 18 years old. Under his leadership, the organization grew into the largest conservative youth movement in the country.
Over the years, Kirk became a leading figure among pro-Trump influencers and was widely regarded as one of the most recognizable faces of the “Make America Great Again” movement.
