- Conservative activist and Trump ally, Charlie Kirk, was fatally shot in the neck during an outdoor speaking event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday.
- The suspected gunman, identified as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson from Washington, Utah, is now in custody.
- Law enforcement recovered a high-powered rifle near the campus.
- Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said on Friday that Robinson confessed to a family member when then reached out to a family friend Thursday night, who then contacted the Washington County Sheriff's Office.
- President Donald Trump earlier announced that Kirk would posthumously receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the university has closed until Monday.
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