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CNN 5 Things

Kirk shooter ‘apprehended’, Colorado shooter ‘radicalized,’ Royal Ukraine visit & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

President Donald Trump says the man suspected of shooting Charlie Kirk is in custody. More details are emerging about the motive behind the high school shooting in Colorado this week. Hundreds of South Korean workers who were detained in the US are now home. NYC Mayor Eric Adams isn’t ending his re-election bid, but is reportedly bracing for a likely loss. Plus, a British royal has made a surprise visit to Ukraine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hi there from CNN. I'm Charlie Drever with the five things you need to know for Friday, September 12th.

0:39.0

President Donald Trump has just told Fox News that he believes the suspect in the Charlie Kirk

0:44.0

shooting has been apprehended. He said, quote, I think with a very high degree of certainty,

0:49.7

we have him in custody. He then added that someone, quote, very close to him, turned him in,

0:55.2

and appeared to indicate the suspect was found via a minister who ultimately got the suspect's

1:00.3

father involved. Earlier images have been released of the suspect, wearing a black t-shirt

1:05.5

with an American flag and what appeared to be an eagle on it. They were also wearing

1:09.8

sunglasses, a hat with a triangle on it, jeans, converse sneakers, and a black backpack.

1:15.6

And authorities say the suspect's hands left impressions as they climbed off a campus roof,

1:20.4

with investigators looking to collect potential DNA from smudges left there.

1:25.4

Authorities haven't revealed a motive for the killing, but they are analyzing engravings found

1:29.4

on a spent shell casing and three chambered rounds found inside the shooter's rifle, discovered

1:34.5

in a wooded area.

1:36.2

Meanwhile, crowds of people gathered at vigils for Kirk across the country last night, like

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