Minnesota, Vance Boelter
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Vance Luther Boelter, the 57-year-old man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses at their residences in the early hours of Saturday morning, was taken into custody Sunday evening,
Vance Boelter, 57, has been charged in the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses. The Hennepin County Attorney said Monday that her office intends to pursue first-degree murder charges against him as well.
After a 43-hour search, Boelter was arrested in rural Sibley County and charged with two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder.
Rep. Melissa Hortman was listed. Hortman and her husband were shot and killed at their home in Brooklyn Park early Saturday morning. Police encountered Boelter at Hortman's home, setting off a massive, two-day manhunt that likely prevented additional lawmakers from being targeted, according to investigators.
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.
Ahead of Vance Boelter's initial appearance in federal court, more details have emerged regarding the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses.
Texas, details threats his family have received as the shootings of lawmakers in Minnesota put Washington on edge. Williams survived the congressional baseball shooting in 2017.