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Minnesota officials describe multipronged manhunt for shooting suspect
- On early Saturday, two Democratic Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot at their homes in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, resulting in two deaths and two injuries.
- Authorities identified 57-year-old Vance Boelter as the suspect, who allegedly posed as a police officer and has ties to Wisconsin; a massive manhunt involving multiple agencies followed.
- Police discovered a manifesto and several AK-style firearms in Boelter's abandoned vehicle found Sunday in rural Sibley County, about 50 miles southwest of Minneapolis.
- Gov. Tim Walz called the killing a "politically motivated assassination," while the FBI offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to Boelter's arrest and conviction.
- The shootings reflect ongoing political violence against lawmakers amid deep divisions, prompting security warnings and public calls for restraint from officials including Amy Klobuchar.
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RI lawmakers express concern after deadly Minnesota shooting
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — It was a solemn start to the rise of the R.I. House Monday as lawmakers shared a moment of silence following the deadly shooting of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman. "There is no place for senseless violence in our political system," House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi said. But conversations about protection from political violence grow louder, as experts warn that the United States is experiencing its biggest increase in pol…
After the fatal shots of a U.S. Democrat and her husband, special commandos have urgently arrested a suspect. Trump doesn't say what he wants to do to prevent politically motivated violence.
US lawmaker, spouse murdered
Police and FBI agents waged a huge manhunt Sunday for a gunman who killed a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband in Minnesota in what officials called a politically motivated attack. As America reeled from its latest spasm of political violence, lawmakers called for a return to civility in political discourse that has been overheated and angry for years. Authorities searched for a man identified as Vance Boelter, 57, who also allegedly shot…
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