Minnesota officials thank police after the shooting suspect captured
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Suspect Vance Boerter after a tough two-day manhunt He was accused of shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers. Captivated, Minnesota lawmakers and governors are thanking those who help bring him to trial.
House Speaker Lisa Demus went to social media to express how happy she was that the suspect was now in custody and that the nightmare had ended.
“I am grateful that this nightmare has come to an end to the suspect being captured and charged and being able to punish the fear that he was born to MN.
Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz and House Speaker Lisa Demus both issued statements thanking everyone involved in bringing accused Killer Vance Bolter to trial. (Getty Images/Minnesota Legislature)
Captured by Assassin Vance Boerter, suspected Minnesota Senator
More than 20 agents cooperated to bring in suspects, Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz He thanked him for leaving his family “to be in danger and protect the justice of Melissa and Mark Hortman.”
Belter, 57, was captured in Sibley County after a two-day manhunt. He is said to have killed him Minnesota Senator Melissa Hortman And her husband, Mark, allegedly shot Democrat John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, in a related attack at a nearby Shampurin home early Saturday morning at a home in Brooklyn Park in Minneapolis.
Waltz noted that Americans need to gather together and that violence should not be accepted as a norm.
Vance Luther Belter was arrested Sunday evening. (Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office)
“We cannot be paralyzed by this violence. We are a deeply divided country. It has become even more clear in the last two days. The way we move forward and solve the problems our country is facing is not through hatred. It is not through violence.
He also asked community members to acknowledge the pain and sadness that Hortmann had endured, and to comfort the couple’s memories.
Minnesota Speaker Melissa Hortman was fatally shot early Saturday. (Grenstab via Getty.)
“To Melissa and Mark’s family: I cannot guess your pain, your sadness. We will comfort their memories.
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“To our law enforcement officers: thank you for your courage, your service, and your professionalism. You saved your life,” Waltz announced to those involved in the arrest.
“When we heal, we don’t let the fear win,” he said.
Minnesota Sen. Amy Cronbucher thanked all law enforcement officials involved in pursuing the suspect for calling it a “mammoth and heroic effort.”
Oudrey Conklin of Fox News Digital contributed to this article.