Father of suspect of killing Charlie Kirk handed him to the police, says Trump
The suspect’s father recognized him in the photos. According to police, the father of the possible shooter contacted a religious leader, who helped mediate until Tyler’s delivery “I want to thank his family members, who did the right thing and delivered him,” said the governor.
FBI confirmed prison to The New York Times and said man was arrested last night 400 kilometers from the murder site. According to the American newspaper, the man was in the city of St. George, in Washington County, also in Utah, near the Zion National Park.
Man was undergoing interrogation this morning, according to the New York Times. The identity of the suspect was not disclosed because the authorities are still collecting tests and fulfilling search warrants, according to the newspaper.
President stated that he “waits for death penalty” for the case. “They have a death penalty in Utah and there is a great governor there. He is very favorable to the death penalty in this case,” he said. Utah’s governor is Spencer Cox of the Republican Party, Trump’s same caption.
FBI will make a statement about it this morning. Officers involved in the case are expected to speak at 9:30 am local time (10:30 am in Brasília).
Photos and a video of the suspect were released by the FBI before the prison. At first, the agency said it would try to identify man by his own means, spreading the images to the press only if they could not determine who man was.
