The man suspected of shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers over the weekend, killing one of them, has been taken into custody after a massive search.<\/p>\n
Law enforcement apprehended Vance Boelter on Sunday night after a two-day search, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) announced at a press conference shortly before midnight. <\/p>\n
Drew Evans, superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in Minnesota, said Boelter was taken into custody under a state criminal warrant charging him with murder. He was arrested near his home<\/a>, according to multiple reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n “One man’s unthinkable actions have altered the state of Minnesota,” Walz said Sunday night, vowing justice for the alleged gunman.<\/p>\n “This cannot be the norm, it cannot be the way we deal with our political differences,” the governor added, urging members of the public to “find common ground” with each other.<\/p>\n The arrest ends a sprawling search following the fatal shooting of former Minnesota Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, who were killed at their home early Saturday.<\/p>\n State Sen. John Hoffman (D) and his wife Yvette were also injured in a shooting at their home about 8 miles away the same morning and have since received surgery for their gunshot wounds. Authorities have accused Boelter of being involved in both shootings.<\/p>\n The governor described the two-day search as “complex and dangerous.”<\/p>\n Minnesota officials at a press conference earlier Sunday evening had described a multifaceted hunt<\/a> for the suspect, with scores of law enforcement officials involved in the search.<\/p>\n Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley said 20 SWAT teams were utilized during the search.<\/p>\n The suspect was armed when he was taken into custody, Evans said, though he declined to share more information about a weapon. He was taken into custody without incident, officials said.<\/p>\n The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday night shared a photo of Boelter wearing a jacket with his hands behind his back, apparently standing in a field while encircled by agents.<\/p>\n “The face of evil. After relentless and determined police work, the killer is now in custody,” the sheriff’s office wrote.<\/p>\n “I\u2019m grateful that this nightmare has come to an end with the suspect captured so he can be charged, prosecuted, & punished for the horror he has wrought on MN,” Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth (R) posted on the social platform X<\/a>.<\/p>\n Authorities had issued state and federal warrants for Boelter, accusing him of murder and attempted murder as well as seeking to avoid prosecution.<\/p>\n More than 400 tips had poured in over the course of two days as authorities suggested the gunman was using “various modes of transportation” to evade authorities.<\/p>\n