Suspected Assassin Apprehended in Minnesota
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Follow along for the latest on the manhunt after the deadly shootings that claimed the life of a Minnesota lawmaker.
A man suspected of shooting two state Democratic lawmakers was arrested late Sunday after authorities tracked him into the woods in rural Minnesota, law-enforcement officials said. The capture of 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter ends a two-day manhunt that left the community on edge.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension reports that Boelter was last seen on Saturday morning in Minneapolis, after the shootings, wearing a light-colored cowboy hat, a dark long-sleeve shirt, and light pants while carrying a dark cross-body bag.
The tally, which included politicians, community and business leaders, and locations for Planned Parenthood, was recovered in a car linked to the attacks.
NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of assassinating the top Democrat in the Minnesota House held deeply religious and politically conservative views, telling a congregation in Africa two years ago that the U.S. was in a “bad place” where most churches didn’t oppose abortion.
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The couple sustained injuries in the shooting, while Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman were murdered
State Senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were gunned down at their home early on Saturday morning, but survived. Melissa Hortman - the top Democratic legislator in the state House - and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed. Yvette Hoffman said in a statement that she and her husband John were "devastated" by the Hortmans' deaths.
The shootings of state lawmakers is likely to spur debate on Minnesota laws governing impersonation, equipment purchases