India, Sept. 12 -- The suspect behind the Charlie Kirk assassination has been identified as Tyler Robinson, the FBI said.

The suspect behind the assassination had eluded police and federal agency for more than 24 hours after Wednesday's shooting, in which a sniper fired a single gunshot killing Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem.

The 22-year-old Utah man was reportedly turned in by his father, law enforcement sources told New York Post.

The development comes shortly after US President Donald Trump, in an interview with Fox News, said "with a high degree of certainty" that the suspect in the killing of the right-wing activist has been taken into custody following a massive manhunt.

"I think with a high degree of certainty we have h...