After Two-Day Manhunt, Suspect in Minnesota Lawmaker Killing Arrested

After Two-Day Manhunt, Suspect in Minnesota Lawmaker Killing Arrested

 

The man suspected of shooting two state Democratic lawmakers was arrested late Sunday after authorities tracked him into an area with crops and woodlands in rural Minnesota, authorities said.

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The FBI tagged Vance Luther Boelter, age 57, as one of the most wanted and had issued a $50,000 reward.

He was captured after a two-day manhunt that left Minnesota on edge following the killings of state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and the shootings of Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette.

State prosecutors are charging Boelter with murder, authorities said. Additional federal charges are expected.

“One man’s unthinkable actions have altered the state of Minnesota,” Walz said at a news conference Sunday night, in which he called the search that led to the arrest a “complex and dangerous manhunt.”

 

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Updated 7:34 AM