{"id":37923,"date":"2025-09-12T15:55:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=37923"},"modified":"2025-09-12T15:55:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:55:35","slug":"charlie-kirk-shooting-person-of-interest-in-custody-donald-trump-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=37923","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Kirk Shooting Person of Interest in Custody, Donald Trump Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article article--permalink \"><!--\/.article__header--><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-71cf92cb7d37ee98160f27866dd3d582\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"magnify-icon icon icon-lg\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a3\/4by3\/2025\/09\/12\/a32dc1cdb67f4a458256652ee38b00a5_md.jpg\" alt=\"charlie kirk and shooter and donald trump getty 1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty\/FBI<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-71cf92cb7d37ee98160f27866dd3d582--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-928f94e4dc70b2097645279a196f0085\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\"><strong>President Trump<\/strong><\/a> just dropped a bombshell &#8230; the person of interest in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/charlie-kirk\/\"><strong>Charlie Kirk<\/strong><\/a> assassination is now in custody!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-928f94e4dc70b2097645279a196f0085--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-52d9d88765e0213e56b419ce4a040888\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-4c82641d-9667-44ee-abcf-dcf2c84bfa98-661628319-progress-spinner\" class=\"ratio-item video-block__backdrop below\">\n<div class=\"spinner video-block__spinner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"video-player-4c82641d-9667-44ee-abcf-dcf2c84bfa98-661628319-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/84\/16by9\/2025\/09\/12\/849c6e8fce044604a7081c3edeb3e2ab_md.jpg\" alt=\"091225_donald_trump_kal\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"ratio-item ratio-item--jwplayer invisible\">\n<div id=\"jwplayer-video-player-4c82641d-9667-44ee-abcf-dcf2c84bfa98-661628319\" class=\"video-portal\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-muted=\"false\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:video:4c82641d-9667-44ee-abcf-dcf2c84bfa98\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Fox News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-52d9d88765e0213e56b419ce4a040888--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a2bd3a00b80991e0d325e329fc54964a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Trump made the stunning revelation on &#8220;Fox &amp; Friends&#8221; Friday morning &#8230; saying he believes &#8220;with a high degree of certainty&#8221; that the possible shooter has been apprehended. And get this &#8230; Trump says he only learned the news about 5 minutes before making his TV appearance.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a2bd3a00b80991e0d325e329fc54964a--> <a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"><\/a><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6325b785cd2328e211cf8d1dfb62d1ee\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">47 went on to say the man was turned in with the help of a minister and a member of the U.S. Marshals.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6325b785cd2328e211cf8d1dfb62d1ee--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0df72758672c4cb8972f62eebb3d6b81\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"magnify-icon icon icon-lg\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/20\/4by3\/2025\/09\/11\/2027321282734aa68e5e86058d2ae210_md.jpg\" alt=\"charlie kirk shooter suspect x 2\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">FBI<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0df72758672c4cb8972f62eebb3d6b81--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-325df7e0468d6ca197e9b0eb2a633f0f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Law enforcement sources tell TMZ &#8230; the man&#8217;s father recognized his son from the person of interest photos released by the FBI, thinking that the person &#8220;looks a lot like my kid.&#8221; Sources say the dad then asked his son to turn himself in &#8212; and his son initially said no, but then changed his mind.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-325df7e0468d6ca197e9b0eb2a633f0f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-571cc9b2155d5192eebb5925dbc4c13a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Our sources say the dad called a youth pastor to assist and the pastor contacted the Marshals Service, which took him into custody. The Marshals then contacted the FBI.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-571cc9b2155d5192eebb5925dbc4c13a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-90bc7797dcf8f6b7c0cf1a068cd9c614\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-6a7949ce-96ae-4e03-8374-ab3648e80169-422777176-progress-spinner\" class=\"ratio-item video-block__backdrop below\">\n<div class=\"spinner video-block__spinner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"video-player-6a7949ce-96ae-4e03-8374-ab3648e80169-422777176-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/44\/16by9\/2025\/09\/12\/44aaf6bfd545467f8ff70b7d3ccfadda_md.jpg\" alt=\"091225_alleged_shooter_on_roof_kal\" \/> <span class=\"media-video-swipe video-block__media-video-swipe\">9\/10\/25<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ratio-item ratio-item--jwplayer invisible\">\n<div id=\"jwplayer-video-player-6a7949ce-96ae-4e03-8374-ab3648e80169-422777176\" class=\"video-portal\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-muted=\"false\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:video:6a7949ce-96ae-4e03-8374-ab3648e80169\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">FBI<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-90bc7797dcf8f6b7c0cf1a068cd9c614--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-aee809ecd62c0c4c7bb647560f21c4e0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">The FBI and the Marshals Service investigated &#8230; and eventually brought the man into custody. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/us\/live-news\/charlie-kirk-shot-utah-death-09-12-25?t=1757681780464\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CNN<\/strong><\/a>, citing 2 sources, reports the man confessed to his father that he committed the murder.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-aee809ecd62c0c4c7bb647560f21c4e0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a990d5778a87c03c78b295e245e26b44\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Trump praised everyone involved in the manhunt &#8230; saying they did a great job while underscoring how difficult it was to track the man down, starting the hunt with &#8220;absolutely nothing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a990d5778a87c03c78b295e245e26b44--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-316fcc458926679fede190fa08348319\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-88505724-55fe-4bdc-83d8-4b1134005bfc-704270875-progress-spinner\" class=\"ratio-item video-block__backdrop below\">\n<div class=\"spinner video-block__spinner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"video-player-88505724-55fe-4bdc-83d8-4b1134005bfc-704270875-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ee\/16by9\/2025\/09\/11\/eeca2f3a65c94e628a3ff5613e265ca8_md.jpg\" alt=\"091125_person_of_interest_kal_v2\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"ratio-item ratio-item--jwplayer invisible\">\n<div id=\"jwplayer-video-player-88505724-55fe-4bdc-83d8-4b1134005bfc-704270875\" class=\"video-portal\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-muted=\"false\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:video:88505724-55fe-4bdc-83d8-4b1134005bfc\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-316fcc458926679fede190fa08348319--> <!--\/#cb-5479ad5cdec9a72f044a0ceb2f479771--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-abdfbb6cbb1424352620ba9f94108e2c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-22114cb6-a36b-4627-972a-d70a98ee3643-1782516942-progress-spinner\" class=\"ratio-item video-block__backdrop below\">\n<div class=\"spinner video-block__spinner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"video-player-22114cb6-a36b-4627-972a-d70a98ee3643-1782516942-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/6e\/16by9\/2025\/09\/12\/6ec078e0cf1d4231ab3a776d3f535570_md.jpg\" alt=\"091225_donald_trump_finds_out_kal\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"ratio-item ratio-item--jwplayer invisible\">\n<div id=\"jwplayer-video-player-22114cb6-a36b-4627-972a-d70a98ee3643-1782516942\" class=\"video-portal\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-muted=\"false\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:video:22114cb6-a36b-4627-972a-d70a98ee3643\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Fox News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-abdfbb6cbb1424352620ba9f94108e2c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bdc4e81713b344fbd52c06b2370df073\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">As we reported, TMZ obtained video of the person of interest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/09\/11\/charlie-kirk-possible-shooter-on-video-near-campus\/\"><strong>walking down a residential street<\/strong><\/a> Wednesday in Orem, Utah Wednesday &#8212; not long before Charlie was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/09\/10\/charlie-kirk-shot\/\"><strong>shot while holding an event<\/strong><\/a> at UVU.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bdc4e81713b344fbd52c06b2370df073--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1d52510ddedc12203eb861fdaa692423\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">About 6 minutes after the shooting, someone dressed in black can be seen running the opposite direction through a backyard.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1d52510ddedc12203eb861fdaa692423--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-40b35463a959b5e688c6601644a1720c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-iframe-block canvas-iframe-block-permalink canvas-iframe-block--default  \"><\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-40b35463a959b5e688c6601644a1720c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a6c05b0e1a2b447c2960bd1a99c1d88d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Trump announced on &#8220;Fox &amp; Friends&#8221; he will be attending Charlie&#8217;s funeral, too.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a6c05b0e1a2b447c2960bd1a99c1d88d--><\/div>\n<p><!--\/.article__blocks--><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"tag-cloud\"><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"> Donald Trump <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/charlie-kirk\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"> Charlie Kirk <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/tv\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:3}\"> TV 1 <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/charlie-kirk-shooting\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:4}\"> Charlie Kirk Shooting <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/crime-2\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:5}\"> Crime 2 <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/politix\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:6}\"> Politix <\/a><a class=\"tag-cloud__list-group-item js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/news\/\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;tag-cloud&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:7}\"> News 1 <\/a><\/section>\n<p><!--\/.tag-cloud--><\/article>\n<p><!-- start: promotion-slot desktop-news-permalink -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- start: tmz:code-widget:35e71e3b-b339-4b66-9400-30bbf35ffd27 -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: tmz:code-widget:35e71e3b-b339-4b66-9400-30bbf35ffd27 -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- start: tmz:ad-widget:48e0d17a-fa27-42fb-8563-d37b01c3c0aa -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: tmz:ad-widget:48e0d17a-fa27-42fb-8563-d37b01c3c0aa -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- start: tmz:code-widget:42ffb615-fbe5-4d34-97a7-df9e2fe77753 -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: tmz:code-widget:42ffb615-fbe5-4d34-97a7-df9e2fe77753 -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- end: promotion-slot desktop-news-permalink --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty\/FBI President Trump just dropped a bombshell &#8230; the person of interest in the Charlie Kirk assassination is now in custody! 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