Minnesota Lawmaker Shootings Suspect
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Vance Boelter, the suspect in the assassination and attempted assassination of two Minnesota lawmakers, has been captured, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz confirmed in a news conference late Sunday.
Investigators found a cowboy hat near the vehicle and were working to determine whether it belongs to Boelter.
Vance Boelter, who is the suspect in the Minnesota lawmakers' shootings, was reportedly the CEO of a company named Red Lion Group with connections to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
A car allegedly belonging to Vance Boelter, the man suspected of shooting two Democratic lawmakers and their spouses over the weekend, has reportedly been discovered a day later and more than 50 miles away from where the tragedy took place in Minnesota.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said the deadly shooting of state Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband on Saturday was politically motivated, noting that there was some
Vance Luther Boelter, the subject of a continued manhunt as of Saturday afternoon, is listed as director of security patrols for Praetorian Guard Security Services. Authorities say the suspect in the shootings was impersonating a police officer.