Vance Bolter’s shooting suspect arrested in Sibley County, Minnesota Sen.
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Minneapolis – Minnesota State Police source confirmed his arrest Senior shooting suspect Sunday evening from Fox News from Vancebolter in Sibley County.
Belter, 57, is accused of murder Minnesota Senator Melissa Hortman And her husband, Mark, was at his Brooklyn Park home in Minneapolis early Saturday morning. He is also accused of shooting and killing Democrat Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette at a nearby Shampurin home.
Drew Evans, the Minnesota Criminal Arrest Service (BCA) superintendent, said law enforcement officials were trying to find and arrest Bortle on federal and local warrants on Sunday.
“We have information that has led to a search in Sibley County,” Evans said. He later added that there are hats in the area that appear to belong to the suspect. He encouraged anyone around the Sibley County area who saw what was suspicious about contacting police.
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Evans said authorities have sifted through 400 tips and described Sunday’s search as “fluid.”
Authorities said the suspect targeted lawmakers in a planned attack and showed up at home wearing police-like uniforms and masks.
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Democrat Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar shared a message from Hoffman’s wife on Sunday saying the state senator was shot nine times and eight times.
“John is currently enduring many surgeries and is getting closer every hour to get out of the woods,” Yvette wrote. “He took (9 times) a bullet hit. I took (8). We are incredibly lucky to be both alive. We are destroyed and devastated by the loss of Melissa and Mark. There is never a place for this kind of political hatred.”
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Officials said there were signs that Bolter wrote in his car “there is no king.” Cities across the United States had “king” protests scheduled for Saturday afternoon (representing their disapproval of the Trump administration’s ice attack).