Minnesota Lawmaker Shooting Suspect Captured
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The man charged with killing a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband was heavily armed and had dozens of possible targets, documents show. Authorities ended a nearly two-day manhunt by capturing 57-year-old Vance Boelter on Sunday after he allegedly gunned down Democratic Minnesota State Rep.
It's currently a misdemeanor to impersonate an officer in Minnesota. But after this weekend's violence, that could change.
The shootings of state lawmakers is likely to spur debate on Minnesota laws governing impersonation, equipment purchases
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Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman was shot in her Brooklyn Park home, while fellow party member Sen. John Hoffman was targeted roughly 8 miles away in Champlin, sources told 5 Eyewitness News. A manhunt is on for the suspect, who was wearing black body armor over a blue shirt and blue pants.