Minnesota officials describe multipronged manhunt for shooting suspect
MINNESOTA, JUN 16 – Suspect Vance Boelter, disguised as a police officer, targeted Democratic lawmakers in a politically motivated attack; FBI offers $50,000 reward as manhunt continues.
- On early Saturday, two Democratic Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot at their homes in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, resulting in two deaths and two injuries.
- Authorities identified 57-year-old Vance Boelter as the suspect, who allegedly posed as a police officer and has ties to Wisconsin; a massive manhunt involving multiple agencies followed.
- Police discovered a manifesto and several AK-style firearms in Boelter's abandoned vehicle found Sunday in rural Sibley County, about 50 miles southwest of Minneapolis.
- Gov. Tim Walz called the killing a "politically motivated assassination," while the FBI offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to Boelter's arrest and conviction.
- The shootings reflect ongoing political violence against lawmakers amid deep divisions, prompting security warnings and public calls for restraint from officials including Amy Klobuchar.
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RI lawmakers express concern after deadly Minnesota shooting
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — It was a solemn start to the rise of the R.I. House Monday as lawmakers shared a moment of silence following the deadly shooting of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman. "There is no place for senseless violence in our political system," House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi said. But conversations about protection from political violence grow louder, as experts warn that the United States is experiencing its biggest increase in pol…
After the fatal shots of a U.S. Democrat and her husband, special commandos have urgently arrested a suspect. Trump doesn't say what he wants to do to prevent politically motivated violence.
Suspect who terrorized Minnesota's political leaders after deadly shooting found crawling in rural field
The suspect wanted in the slaying of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband, as well as in the injury shooting of a state senator and his wife, was found Sunday night armed and crawling in a field in a sparsely populated stretch of Minnesota, authorities said
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