By Tom Polansek, Joseph Tanfani, Ned Parker and David ShepardsonMINNEAPOLIS/NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The suspect in the deadly shooting of a Minnesota state lawmaker and wounding of another had links to evangelical ministries and said he was a security expert with experience in the Gaza Strip and Africa,

The man sought by authorities for allegedly shooting Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota on Saturday worked for a security company that advertised a fleet of ‘police type vehicles.’

A massive search is stretching into its second day for a man who authorities say posed as a police officer and fatally shot a Democratic state lawmaker in her suburban Minneapolis home.

Minnesota officials said they are searching for Vance Luther Boelter, who was last seen in the Twin Cities area.

Vance Boelter is wanted for killing State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, as well as wounding State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, authorities said.

Before Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman became a nationally recognized figure following her fatal shooting death alongside her husband Saturday morning — an act public officials have called an act of “political violence” — she was revered by colleagues as a dedicated public servant.

The Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Lynx paid tribute to the state politicians and their spouses who were shot by a suspect allegedly impersonating a police officer overnight.

Even as the national political discourse has grown hyperpartisan in recent years, Minnesota had kept a foothold on its own traditions.

Minnesota authorities are searching for Vance Luther Boelter, the suspect in Minneapolis shootings that killed one state lawmaker and wounded another.

The Minnesota State Patrol urged the public not to attend planned demonstrations across the state Saturday “out of an abundance of caution,” according to a post on X, following [the shootings of two s