Minnesota lawmaker shooting case: Suspect arrested after 2-day manhunt; police release photo | World News

Following a massive two-day search, the man suspected of fatally shooting a Minnesota state lawmaker and wounding another was taken into custody on Sunday under a state criminal warrant, according to news agency Reuters, citing sources.
The suspect, identified as Vance Boelter (57) was arrested near his farm near Minnesota’s Green Isle, ending a manhunt that authorities describe as the largest in the state’s hory.
Boelter has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree attempted murder, according to a Hennepin County criminal complaint. Minnesota officials said Boelter was armed when taken into custody and is currently being interviewed at a law enforcement facility.
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The search began across Minnesota’s Twin Cities region after Boelter allegedly killed Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and wounded State Senator John A. Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, in a string of politically motivated attacks.
Senator Hoffman, however, is out of his final surgery and is moving towards recovery.
This photo made available the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office shows Vance Luther Boelter, the man accused of assassinating the top Democrat in the Minnesota House. (AP Photo)
How the Minnesota attacks unfolded
The violence began around 2 am on Saturday, when authorities said the gunman shot the Hoffmans in their home before driving several miles to the Hortmans’ residence in neighboring Brooklyn Park, where he opened fire again.
The suspect was dressed to resemble a police officer—wearing a blue shirt and pants, what appeared to be a protective vest, a badge, and carrying a Taser. Photos released the FBI also showed him wearing a rubber mask and a uniform resembling that of law enforcement.Story continues below this ad
“This was an act of targeted political violence,” said Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. “Peaceful discourse is the foundation of our democracy. We don’t settle our differences with violence or at gunpoint.”
Investigators found a l in the suspect’s car containing about 70 potential targets, according to a federal law enforcement official. The l included current and former politicians, doctors, community and business leaders, and locations of abortion providers. Lexi ler, a spokesperson for US Senator Tina Smith, D-Minn., confirmed that Smith was among those named. Some targets were located in neighboring states.
Who are the victims?
Melissa Hortman, a lawyer profession, served as a legislator for nearly 20 years and was Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives for six years, a term that ended earlier this year.
John A. Hoffman, a fourth-term state senator from Champlin, another Minneapolis suburb, chairs the Senate’s Human Services Committee and is known for advocating “collaboration across the aisle.”
(With inputs from Reuters)