A man has been taken into custody after a US politician and her husband were shot dead in Minnesota on Saturday, law enforcement officials have said.
Authorities had urged the public not to approach Vance Boelter, 57, who they said could be armed, and who was reportedly posing as a police officer.
Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman were shot dead at home in a Minneapolis suburb in what governor Tim Walz called a “politically motivated assassination”.
Police say the same gunman that killed the Hortmans had earlier shot and wounded Democrat senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette at their home nine miles away.
Authorities believe Boelter wore a mask as he posed as a police officer, and also used a vehicle resembling a squad car.
Several AK-style firearms and a list of about 70 names, which included politicians and abortion rights activists, were found inside, police said.
Hundreds of police officers had been searching for Boelter, who escaped from the Hortmans’ house on foot after an exchange of gunfire.
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