What we know after Charlie Kirk shot dead: How it happened, who's the suspect, what's next

Officials on Friday arrested a suspect who they say shot and killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk, two days after the shocking scene at a Utah university.

Officials on Friday arrested a suspect who they say shot and killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk, two days after the shocking scene at a Utah university.

The suspect was identified as Tyler Robinson, 22, of Utah. He was not a student at Utah Valley University, a school spokesperson said. Officials believe he acted alone.

Kirk, 31, was shot in the neck from a rooftop Wednesday as he was at a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University in Orem, officials said, and he was later pronounced dead.

President Donald Trump, a close ally of Kirk's, announced the news of Kirk's death in a post on Truth Social.

"The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead," Trump wrote Wednesday. "No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie. He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us."