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Vance Boelter was captured in a wooded area on Sunday night, and charged in the shootings of two state lawmakers and their spouses. He appeared in federal court after being charged with murder.
Threats and violent acts have become part of the political landscape, still shocking but somehow not so surprising.
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Al Jazeera on MSNWho is Vance Boelter, the suspect in assassination of Minnesota lawmaker?Boelter is accused of then heading to Brooklyn Park, where he allegedly fatally shot another Democratic lawmaker, Melissa Hortman, a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, and her husband, Mark in their home, about 15km (9 miles) from the Hoffmans’ house.
The suspect made his first appearance in federal court Monday following his arrest Sunday in the shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses Saturday.
On Saturday, two state lawmakers from Minnesota were gunned down in their homes in what Governor Tim Walz called a "politically motivated assassination" attempt. The attacks left one politician dead and the other seriously injured. Police are hunting for a suspect, Vance Luther Boelter, who remained at large on Sunday night.
Investigators announced federal murder and stalking charges against 57-year-old Vance Boelter. Prosecutors accuse Boelter of shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses, killing one
Minnesota politicians and lawmakers are reacting after the shootings of Minnesota lawmakers Melissa Hortman (DFL - Brooklyn Park) and John Hoffman (DFL - Champlin) early Saturday morning.
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The attacks on two Democratic Minnesota state lawmakers at home are the latest in a grim spike in political violence.
Minnesota's political landscape mourns the loss of House Speaker Melissa Hortman, a prominent Democrat, and her husband, who tragically died in a poli
Friends and associates say Vance Boelter, the man officials say was apprehended Sunday night in the assassination of a state lawmaker, was mild-mannered and did not appear to be fixated on politics.
Statements are trickling in from elected officials about the shootings targeting state lawmakers. Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband died.