John Hoffman, Melissa Hortman and Minnesota
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New York Magazine on MSNSuspected Assassin Apprehended in Minnesota: Live UpdatesSuspected assassin Vance Boelter is seen during his arrest in Sibley County following a two-day manhunt in Minnesota. Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher said someone matching Boelter's was seen on a resident's trail camera. Boelter attempted to evade arrest for about an hour,… pic.twitter.com/AMnUbM85Nh
Vance Luther Boelter, 57, is accused of impersonating a police officer and gunning down former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in their home. Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were also shot but survived. He was charged with two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder, according to online records.
Sheriff blasts Minnesota shooting suspect Vance Boelter and shares picture of the moment of his arrest - The 57-year-old was most recently appointed by Gov. Tim Walz to the Workforce Development Board,
The suspect, identified by authorities as Vance Luther Boelter, posed as a law enforcement officer to gain access to the victims' homes.
BLAINE, Minnesota (Reuters) -From the pulpit on Sunday, Father Joe Whalen exhorted his parishioners to avoid the kind of extreme partisanship and hate that appeared to be behind the killing of one of the church's own,
The man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers, killing one of them, has been taken into custody, a law enforcement official said.
The Republican and Democratic leaders of the Washington House and Senate released a joint statement Sunday condemning political violence following the assassination and attempted assassination of two Minnesota legislators.