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New York Magazine on MSNSuspected Assassin Visited 4 Lawmakers’ Homes During Attack: Live UpdatesThe manhunt is over. Suspected assassin Vance Boelter was arrested by authorities in Sibley County near his Green Isle home late Sunday night. He has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree attempted murder.
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.
Minnesota state Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were killed in a shooting at their home on Saturday morning.
Police continue their manhunt for 57-year-old Vance Boelter, the suspect in the shootings of two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses, which left one of the couples dead. Follow for live updates.
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Kentucky lawmakers respond to Minnesota lawmaker's assassination, urging unity and action against political violence.
The suspect remains at large while hundreds of law enforcement officers from multiple agencies conduct an intensive manhunt.
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.
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.