Robin Levinson King BBC News Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office/Reuters Police said suspect Vance Luther Boelter was armed at the time of his arrest The suspect accused of fatally shooting a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband in a gun rampage last week was a doomsday “prepper”, according to the FBI. The wife of the accused, Vance … Read more
Watch: ‘To lose her is tragic’ – Minnesotans pay respects to Melissa Hortman A man who is accused of killing a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband – and injuring another state lawmaker and his wife – also attempted to kill two other state lawmakers, Minnesota officials say. Vance Luther Boelter, 57, who is charged … Read more
A suspect is in custody in the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers. An NBC News poll finds most U.S. adults believe the Trump administration should follow federal court orders. And a look at how a Nebraska city is recovering after the state’s largest worksite immigration raid. Here’s what to know today. Minnesota shooting suspect arrested … Read more
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. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Vance Boelter’s capture at … Read more
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Minnesota Gov. Walz announces shooting suspect is arrested 04:10 UP NEXT Crowd runs for cover after gunfire erupts at Utah ‘No Kings’ rally 00:49 ‘I wish I could have been there to stop him’: Minnesota suspect’s roommate 00:57 … Read more
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison had a blunt message for the suspect being sought in the shootings of local politicians yesterday: “We’re not intimidated.” Ellison said he is on the list found in a notebook belonging to Boelter that appeared to include the names of politicians the suspect was targeting. “He murdered my dear friend … Read more
Authorities in Minnesota have mobilized state and local police, SWAT teams and K-9 units across multiple counties as a massive search continues for a 57-year-old man suspected of shooting two state Democratic lawmakers in a targeted attack. Vance Boelter, 57, is accused of committing the “politically motivated” shootings. State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, … Read more
As a massive manhunt for Vance Boelter continues, authorities are piecing together a profile of the alleged gunman accused of killing a Democratic Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another in two separate “politically motivated” shootings on Saturday morning. State Rep. Melissa Hortman of Brooklyn Park and her husband, Mark, were killed in one shooting, and State … Read more
The manhunt for a suspect in deadly attacks on Minnesota lawmakers continued into its second day on Sunday, as police extended the search over state lines to nearby South Dakota. Minnesota state Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed in their home early Saturday morning . Another lawmaker, state Senator John … Read more
WASHINGTON — Sen. Amy Klobuchar said that authorities believe Vance Boelter, the 57-year-old suspect in a pair of “politically motivated” shootings, is still in the Midwest, noting that “he may be” in Minnesota and that authorities have put out an alert in South Dakota. “We believe he’s somewhere in the vicinity and that they are … Read more