Update: Suspect in sho0tings of Minnesota lawmakers charged with two counts of murd£r

The man suspected of opening fire on two Minnesota legislators and their spouses, k!lling one legislator and her husband, has been apprehended and charged with two counts of murdr and two of attempted murdr.Vance Boelter, 57, is suspected of fatally shooting the Democratic state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, at their residence early on Saturday. Boelter is also suspected of sho0ting the state senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, at their home, seriously injuring them.  One mans unthinkable actions have altered the state of Minnesota, the states governor, Tim Walz, said at a news conference.Boelter was arrested in a rural area in Sibley County, southwest of Minneapolis, according to police, who added that he was armed when he was taken into custody.A criminal complaint unsealed Sunday night said Boelter faces two counts of second-degree murdr and two counts of attempted second-degree murdr in the deaths of the Hortmans and the wounding of Hoffman and his wife.Authorities alleged Boelter fled on foot after police responded to a sho0ting at Hortmans house. Authorities alleged Boelter was wearing a police uniform that so closely resembled an actual law enforcement uniform that most civilians wouldnt be able to tell the difference.Earlier Sunday, Drew Evans, superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, said at a news conference a nationwide warrant had been issued for the suspects arrest.Evans said authorities found a car very early Sunday they believed Boelter was using, a few miles from his home in Green Isle, in the farm country about an hour west of Minneapolis. He also said they found evidence in the car that was relevant to the investigation but did not provide details.The superintendent also said authorities interviewed Boelters wife and other family members in connection with Saturdays shootings. He said they were cooperative and were not in custody.The FBI had issued a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to his arrest and conviction. They circulated a photo taken Saturday of Boelter wearing a tan cowboy hat and asked the public to report sightings.On Sunday evening, US Senator Amy Klobuchar shared a statement from Yvette Hoffman expressing appreciation for the outpouring of public support.John is enduring many surgeries right now and is closer every hour to being out of the woods, Yvette Hoffman said in a text that Klobuchar posted on social media. He took 9 bullet hits. I took 8 and we are both incredibly lucky to be alive. We are gutted and devastated by the loss of Melissa and Mark. The post Update: Suspect in sho0tings of Minnesota lawmakers charged with two counts of murdr appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.