Suspect in fatal shooting of Minnesota lawmaker captured
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Residents in Vance Boelter’s hometown are struggling to reconcile what they knew of him with the killing of a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband.
In the hours after the weekend shooting spree targeting Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota, information was still just trickling out.
What to know about man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses, resulting in one couple dying.
Vance and Jenny Boelter own a home in Green Isle, Minn., in Sibley County, which is about an hour’s drive southwest of the Twin Cities. Onamia, where Jenny Boelter was pulled over, is about 125 miles north of the couple’s home.
The suspect, identified by authorities as Vance Luther Boelter, posed as a law enforcement officer to gain access to the victims' homes.
Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill were at each other‘s throats. By Saturday, they were joining to decry political violence and seek more security. The middle-of-the-night killing in Minnesota of a top Democratic state lawmaker and the shooting of a colleague—allegedly by a suspect posing as a police officer who had a list of other elected officials—jolted Capitol Hill,
According to the website for his company Praetorian Guard Security Services, Boelter is listed as director of security patrols.
Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman, State Sen. John Hoffman and their spouses were all shot early Saturday in targeted attacks.