A gunman posing as a police officer killed a senior Democratic state assemblywoman and her husband on Saturday in an apparent "politically motivated assassination," and wounded a second lawmaker and his spouse,

Minnesota shooting suspect Vance Boelter will face federal charges, including stalking an elected official, murder, and shooting at two officials using a firearm, following the shootings of two Democratic lawmakers over the weekend.

Vance Boelter was captured in a wooded area on Sunday night, and charged in the shootings of two state lawmakers and their spouses. He appeared in federal court after being charged with murder.