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Vance Boelter, the antheral who authorities judge changeable two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses successful politically motivated shootings aboriginal Saturday morning, is present successful custody.
Multiple sources told WCCO connected Sunday evening that Boelter, 57, was taken into custody adjacent his location successful Green Isle, Sibley County.
Shortly earlier 10 p.m., the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office posted a representation connected societal media that appears to amusement Boelter being taken into custody.
"The look of evil," the sheriff's bureau wrote. "After relentless and determined constabulary work, the slayer is present successful custody. Thanks to the dedication of aggregate agencies moving unneurotic on with enactment from the community, justness is 1 measurement closer."
The look of evil. After relentless and determined constabulary work, the slayer is present successful custody. Thanks to the dedication of...
Posted by Ramsey County Sheriff's Office on Sunday, June 15, 2025Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her hubby Mark were changeable and killed successful their Brooklyn Park location portion authorities Sen. John Hoffman and his woman Yvette were changeable successful their location successful Champlin. The Hoffmans are retired of surgery and receiving care.
The manhunt for Boelter lasted implicit 24 hours, arsenic authorities issued shelter-in-place orders for parts of the northwest metro.
"I'm grateful that this nightmare has travel to an extremity with the suspected murderer captured live truthful helium tin beryllium charged, prosecuted, and punished for the fearfulness helium has wrought connected our state," said Speaker Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring) successful a statement. "Thank you to the brave men and women of local, state, and national instrumentality enforcement who person worked astir the timepiece to guarantee this evil antheral faces justice."
Officials said Brooklyn Park constabulary arrived astatine Hortman's location astir 3:30 a.m. and recovered a car that looked similar a constabulary SUV with exigency lights on. Boelter past near the location and exchanged gunfire with constabulary officers earlier fleeing.
In a property conference, officials said helium was past seen successful Minneapolis, wearing a light-colored cowboy chapeau and a acheronian garment with airy pants. Officials said helium should beryllium considered "armed and dangerous."
Gov. Tim Walz called Hortman's decease a "political assassination" and ordered flags to fly astatine fractional staff to grant her and her husband. Hortman, who served arsenic the Speaker Emerita of the Minnesota House, leaves down 2 children.
This communicative volition beryllium updated.
Aki Nace has been a web shaper for CBS Minnesota since 2019. She covers breaking quality and makes short-form documentary films.
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