LOS ANGELES, June 15 (Xinhua) -- A man believed to be the shooter who killed a Minnesota state lawmaker and wounded another was arrested on Sunday.
"We got him," Minnesota Governor Tim Walz confirmed in a post on X.
The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office released a photo Sunday night on Facebook that showed the 57-year old suspect, identified as Vance Boelter, being taken into custody by police.
"The face of evil. After relentless and determined police work, the killer is now in custody. Thanks to the dedication of multiple agencies working together, along with support from the community, justice is one step closer," the office noted.
Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman, 55, and her husband were fatally shot at their home in Brooklyn Park at 3:35 a.m. local time (0835 GMT) Saturday. And State Senator John Hoffman, 60, and his wife were critically wounded in a separate attack at their Champlin residence at approximately 2:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) Saturday, about 13 km away in the U.S. midwestern state.
"This was an act of targeted political violence," Walz said at a Saturday press conference, calling Hortman's death "a politically motivated assassination."
The massive manhunt for Boelter involving hundreds of officers from federal, state, and local agencies lasted over 24 hours. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation had offered a 50,000 U.S.-dollar reward for information leading to his arrest. ■
