2 Minnesota Lawmakers Shot By Suspect Impersonating Police
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Police in Minnesota recovered a cache of weapons and a hit list from inside the vehicle of accused lawmaker shooter Vance Boelter, according to a criminal complaint.
Live updates: Minnesota lawmaker shooting suspect to appear in court on murder charges after huge manhunt Almost 200 law enforcement — including members of 20 regional and local SWAT teams — descended on eastern Sibley County to apprehend suspect Vance Boelter.
Vance Boelter, 57, had three semiautomatic rifles and two handguns, one in pieces, when he murdered a state lawmaker and her husband, authorities said.
Vance Luther Boelter, 57, was arrested on Sunday for allegedly killing a Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker and her husband while posing as a police officer, Governor Tim Walz said.
U.S. Capitol Police increased security for Klobuchar and Smith following the attacks, which occurred early Saturday morning. Minnesota's entire congressional delegation, both Republicans and Democrats, released a joint statement condemning the killings.
Organizers of the protests said that all of the planned events in the state were canceled after a recommendation from Gov. Tim Walz.
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Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman was shot in her Brooklyn Park home, while fellow party member Sen. John Hoffman was targeted roughly 8 miles away in Champlin, sources told 5 Eyewitness News. A manhunt is on for the suspect, who was wearing black body armor over a blue shirt and blue pants.