Kirk, 31, was addressing the open-air crowd with some 3,000 people when a single shot rang out, striking the Turning Point USA cofounder in the neck. Within hours, Trump announced Kirk's death on Truth Social. Trump on Thursday said he would posthumously award Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

The president told “Fox & Friends” on Friday morning that “I think with a high degree of certainty, we have him.”

Authorities identified Tyler Robinson as the alleged gunman in Wednesday's fatal shooting of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, according to the Associated Press.

"I think, with a high degree of certainty, we have him in custody," President Trump told "Fox & Friends" on Friday morning.

Authorities said a "high-powered, bolt-action rifle" was recovered in a wooded area near the university where Charlie Kirk was shot on Wednesday.

President Trump said a minister close to the suspect in the Charlie Kirk shooting turned him in to law enforcement.

President Donald Trump took questions from reporters at the White House on the killing of conservative political activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk. Trump confirmed that he plans to attend Kirk’s funeral.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday (September 10) condemned the "heinous assassination" of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, hailing him as a "man of deep, deep faith". He also called Kirk's shooting "a dark moment for America.