Suspected Minnesota Lawmaker Killer Vance Boelter Captured Alive
Suspected Minnesota political assassin Vance Luther Boelter was captured on Sunday after a statewide manhunt that led authorities to Green Isle, roughly 57 miles from Brooklyn Park, where Democrat State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed at their home.
Boelter - who is accused of assassinating the Hortmans, as well as wounding Minnesota State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, in a politically motivated attack on Saturday - was arrested Sunday night following the largest manhunt in Minnesota's history, according to a report by FOX 9.
The 57-year-old, who was reportedly appointed to the state's Workforce Development Board in 2019 by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), was reportedly captured alive in Sibley County at 9:27 p.m. local time.
Charging documents were unsealed Sunday night, revealing the suspect has been charged with four counts of second-degree murder with intent.
The arrest came less than 30 minutes after an emergency "shelter in place" alert was sent to phones in the Green Isle area.