Minnesota Shooting Suspect Vance Boelter Arrested
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The man charged with killing one Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another in what prosecutors have described as a meticulously planned attack, had dozens of apparent targets, including officials in at least three other states.
Vance Boelter has been formally charged in the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses, with the FBI revealing that he visited the homes of several other elected officials on the same night he fatally shot State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and separately wounded State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife.
Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson of South Dakota has decided to sleep with a loaded pistol near his nightstand after the deadly shootings targeting Minnesota state lawmakers and their families over the weekend.
The search for the Minnesota suspect has entered its second day. The FBI announced a widespread manhunt on Saturday evening, offering a reward of up to $50k for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Vance L.