Authorities arrest suspect in killing of top Minnesota lawmaker

Police arrested a man Sunday whom they believe assassinated the top Democrat in the state House in shootings that targeted two state lawmakers at their homes in the Twin Cities suburbs, a state official confirmed to Axios.The big picture: The killing of state House Democratic leader Melissa Hortman and her husband, and wounding of state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, setting off a manhunt that spanned nearly two full days.The violence shook Minnesota, prompting Gov. Tim Walz to warn thousands against attending anti-Trump rallies statewide while the suspect remained at large.The manhunt triggered orders for thousands of residents in Brooklyn Park, where the Hortmans lived, to shelter in place for much of Saturday.Catch up quick: Authorities had asked for the public's help in locating 57-year-old suspect Vance Luther Boelter.The FBI had offered a $50,000 for information leading to his arrest and conviction.More than 100 law enforcement officials spent Sunday afternoon and evening searching rural Sibley County — not far from Boelter's Green Isle home.That's where officers found a vehicle associated with Boelter as well as a hat he was seen wearing, said Drew Evans, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension superintendent.Evans said they believe Boelter is using multiple modes of transportation to get around the area and didn't rule out that he was riding a bike.Waht they're saying: State House Speaker Lisa Demuth in an emailed statement said she is "grateful that this nightmare has come to an end" with the suspect "captured alive so he can be charged" and prosecuted "for the horror" he is accused of having wrought on Minnesota. "Thank you to the brave men and women of local, state, and federal law enforcement who have worked around the clock to ensure this evil man faces justice," Demuth added.The intrigue: Multiple media reports said that Mille Lacs County sheriff's deputies stopped a vehicle carrying Boelter's wife, Jenny, and other relatives in Onamia, about 115 miles north of Green Isle.Evans said they cooperated and provided the information law enforcement needed. They were not immediately in custody.What happened: Police responded around 2am Saturday to a call saying Hoffman and his wife had been shot at their home in nearby Champlin by someone impersonating a law enforcement officer, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension superintendent Drew Evans told reporters.Officers decided to proactively check on Hortman at her home roughly five miles away about 3:35am, Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley said.They encountered the suspect, and exchanged gunfire with him before he escaped.Zoom in: Officers discovered a manifesto inside the suspect's vehicle — which resembled a police SUV — naming "many lawmakers and other officials," Bruley said.An official who saw the document told Axios it includes prominent individuals who support abortion rights in Minnesota.Plus: The vehicle included multiple papers inscribed with the tagline for the anti-Trump rallies, "No Kings," which led Walz to echo state public safety officials' calls for attendees to stay home "out of an abundance of caution."Though organizers cancelled some local events, the main rally in St. Paul proceeded with large crowds in attendance.Editor's note: This a breaking news story. Please check back for updates.

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