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,

A massive two-day manhunt ended on Sunday with the arrest of Vance Boelter, 57, for allegedly killing a Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker and her husband while posing as a police officer, Governor Tim Walz said.

On Saturday, Walz said Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were “out of surgery,” and their nephew Mat Ollig told the Star Tribune on Sunday they were “both awake now and recovering,” noting a bullet that struck Hoffman “barely missed his heart.”

NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of assassinating the top Democrat in the Minnesota House held deeply religious and politically conservative views, telling a congregation in Africa two years ago that the U.S. was in a “bad place” where most churches didn’t oppose abortion.

Questions and misinformation have spread on social media and other platforms about the political views of the man suspected of assassinating Minnesota House DFL leader Melissa Hortman, and any connections that alleged gunman had to Gov.

The man accused of shooting Democratic state lawmakers in Minnesota on Saturday while impersonating a police officer worked for a security company that advertised a fleet of “police type vehicles,” and other equipment that could potentially have aided him in appearing to be law enforcement.

Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed, and state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were wounded in politically motivated shootings early Saturday, Gov. Tim Walz said. Authorities have also identified a suspect who is still at large.

Walz took a coded swipe at Trump in a call to "decency" after the arrest of a suspect accused of assassinating two state lawmakers and targeting a third. The post Tim Walz Takes Coded Swipe at Trump After MN Murder Suspect’s Arrest: ‘It’s Not About Mean Tweets’ first appeared on Mediaite.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz provides an update on the man suspected of killing a US politician and their partner after he was detained by local law enforcement.

Gov. Tim Walz announced that Vance Boelter, the suspect accused of assassinating Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband and shooting Sen. John Hoffman and his wife on June 14. Walz thanked law enforcement for helping deliver justice and capturing him after a two-day manhunt.

The Minnesota shooter responsible for the assassination of Representative Melissa Hortman had the names of Tim Walz, Ilhan Omar, and Tina Smith in a manifesto, authorities revealed Saturday.