Suspect of fatal shooting on democratic politicians arrested Minnesota

The man who is suspected of shooting two democratic politicians in the US state of Minnesota was arrested on Sunday evening. This is reported by an officer of the local police AP news agency. It is about the 57-year-old Vance Boelter.

In the shooting, former chairman of the House of Representatives Melissa Hortman and her partner in their home in Brooklyn Park, a suburb of Minneapolis, died. Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette were injured in their champlin, some fifteen kilometers away.

Earlier on Sunday, Drew Evans, head of the Bureau of Criminal AppReHENSION – A government organization in Minnesota that offers research support to local law enforcement – that a national arrest warrant against Boelter had been issued. Where the suspect was eventually arrested was not announced.

‘Happiness we are still alive’

On Sunday evening, the senator of Minnesota Amy Klobuchar shared a statement from Yvette Hoffman via social media. « John is currently undergoing several operations and is getting closer to recovery every hour. He has touched nine times, I eight times, and we have been incredibly lucky that we survived. We are devastated by the loss of Melissa and Mark. We have no words. There is no place for this kind of political hatred, » said Hoffman.

Boelter was identified as a suspect on Saturday. He would have disguised himself as a police officer, including a modified car that looked like a police car and a mask.

A list of around 70 names was found in documents found from the fake police vehicle that had been left at the crime scene, according to the authorities. According to officials, a list of names were found in that car with prominent politicians and proponents of the right to abortion and information about healthcare institutions. The authorities have not yet brought anything about the motive of Boelter.

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