The man now in police custody being questioned in the assassination of Charlie Kirk was found with the assistance of someone who knew him, according to President Donald Trump.
“Essentially somebody that was very close to him turned him in,” Trump said on “Fox and Friends” Friday morning.
“That happens when you have some of those good shots,” said the president, referring to clearer photos of the suspect released Thursday by the FBI.
Trump said the tipster was a “person involved with law enforcement, but was a person of faith. A minister.”
The father of the person taken into custody cooperated with investigators, Trump said.
The president acknowledged he received only a short briefing prior to the interview, and said, “I’m always subject to correction, but I’m just giving you based on what I’m hearing.”