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Minnesota Lawmaker Shooting Suspect Captured

The suspect in the shooting of 2 Minnesota lawmakers had a 'hit list' of 45 officials

Vance Boelter was captured in a wooded area on Sunday night, and charged in the shootings of two state lawmakers and their spouses. He appeared in federal court after being charged with murder.

Brainerd Dispatch · 1d

Area legislators react to shootings of 2 Minnesota lawmakers

The suspect made his first appearance in federal court Monday following his arrest Sunday in the shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses Saturday.

Minneapolis Star Tribune on MSN · 2d

Minnesota suspect showed few signs of political extremism before lawmaker shootings

Friends and associates say Vance Boelter, the man officials say was apprehended Sunday night in the assassination of a state lawmaker, was mild-mannered and did not appear to be fixated on politics.

Mike Lee deletes Minnesota posts

NBC News on MSN · 1d

Sen. Tina Smith says she confronted Sen. Mike Lee over his 'cruel' social media posts about the Minnesota shootings

Utah, were condemned by other Democrats as well, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota.

USA TODAY on MSN · 21h

GOP Sen. Mike Lee deletes controversial posts on assassination of Minnesota lawmaker

Sen. Mike Lee deleted his controversial social media posts on the assassination of a Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker after facing backlash.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Senator confronts colleague for ‘terrible’ post on Minnesota shooting

Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), appeared to blame the killing of Smith’s friend, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman, on the political left. Smith sought him out to chat.

Like School Shootings, Political Violence Is Becoming Almost Routine

Threats and violent acts have become part of the political landscape, still shocking but somehow not so surprising.

3don MSN

Minnesota’s slain Democratic leader lived the political divisions in the US every day

Melissa Hortman lived the deep partisan divide that Americans talk about every day as a Minnesota House member.

NBC News1d

Suspect who terrorized Minnesota's political leaders after deadly shooting found crawling in rural field

Walz said the shootings will have a deep impact on Minnesota politics, with the loss of Hortman presenting a double-edged sword of political violence and the loss of a leader who he described ...

3don MSN

Lawmakers react to ‘targeted political violence’ in Minnesota

Lawmakers are reacting to the shootings Saturday morning, commending Rep. Hortman’s work at the Capitol and condemning ...

St. Cloud-area officials react to shootings targeting Minnesota state lawmakers, 2 killed

Statements are trickling in from elected officials about the shootings targeting state lawmakers. Minnesota Rep. Melissa ...

Minnesota Daily1mon

Opinion: Political leaders don’t just exist in D.C.

it often has less of an impact than coverage of national politics. After the death of Minnesota Sen. Kari Dziedzic, the Senate was brought into a 33-33 tie between parties. This tie was so ...

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