🚨 JUST IN: Police name suspect in killing of Minnesota House DFL leader Hortman
Authorities say a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband were killed and another lawmaker and his wife were injured at their homes by a man impersonating law enforcement in what Gov. Tim Walz called a “politically motivated assassination.”
Law enforcement officials identified the suspect as Vance Luther Boelter, 57. Officials on Saturday afternoon said they were still searching for Boelter, who was last seen in the Twin Cities area. They considered him armed and dangerous.
Earlier on Saturday, authorities said they were searching for a suspect who impersonated law enforcement to gain access to the victims’ homes, exchanged gunfire with police and fled on foot outside Minneapolis.
Asked by reporters for his reaction to the Minnesota shooting, President Donald Trump replied, “Absolutely terrible. Absolutely terrible, and they’re looking for that particular man.” He spoke from the White House just before getting into his car for the short trip to the viewing stand for the Army parade.
