{"id":29486,"date":"2025-06-16T06:03:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T10:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=29486"},"modified":"2025-06-16T06:03:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T10:03:45","slug":"man-suspected-of-shooting-minnesota-lawmakers-arrested-after-huge-manhunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2025\/06\/16\/man-suspected-of-shooting-minnesota-lawmakers-arrested-after-huge-manhunt\/","title":{"rendered":"Man suspected of shooting Minnesota lawmakers arrested after huge manhunt"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A 57-year-old man has been arrested in the US state of Minnesota on suspicion of killing a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband.<\/b><\/p>\n

The arrest on Sunday night was the culmination of a huge two-day manhunt following the deaths of Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota Democrat, and her husband Mark. State Governor Tim Walz called it a “politically motivated assassination”.<\/p>\n

Police said Vance Luther Boelter was armed at the time of his arrest in a rural area west of Minneapolis, but gave himself up peacefully when challenged.<\/p>\n

The suspect is also alleged to have shot and wounded Democratic State Senator John Hoffman, and his wife Yvette, who are both now awake in hospital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mrs Hoffman said on Sunday that both felt “incredibly lucky to be alive”.<\/p>\n

Boelter was detained after investigators found a car he allegedly used in Sibley County, about 50 miles (80km) from the murder scene in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.<\/p>\n

Air and SWAT teams were deployed to arrest the suspect in what was described as the largest manhunt in Minnesota’s history.<\/p>\n

No police officers were injured during his apprehension, and officials said they were not looking for any other suspects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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