Vance Luther Boelter, Minnesota
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The man accused of shooting two Democratic state lawmakers and their spouses in Minnesota while impersonating a police officer was taken into custody in rural Sibley County, about 50 miles away from Minneapolis,
Suspect's vehicle found in Sibley County as search intensifies for Vance Luther Boelter, wanted in connection with fatal shooting of Minnesota lawmakers in targeted attack.
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On Saturday, Walz said Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were “out of surgery,” and their nephew Mat Ollig told the Star Tribune on Sunday they were “both awake now and recovering,” noting a bullet that struck Hoffman “barely missed his heart.”
The man suspected of killing a Minnesota legislator and wounding another on Saturday once lived in Fort Smith and in Muldrow, Okla., and at one time owned property in Muldrow, according to tax records from Sequoyah County.
After the shooting at the Hoffmans' home, Boelter visited a state representative's home in Maple Grove. However, that lawmaker was not at home. Acting US Attorney Joseph H Thompson said that Boelter allegedly went to the home of a state senator in New Hope.
Vance Boelter, the suspect wanted for fatally shooting a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband has reportedly been identified, according to the Associated Press.
Minnesota officials said they are searching for Vance Luther Boelter, who was last seen in the Twin Cities area.