Suspect in custody after two-day manhunt in shootings of Minnesota Democratic lawmakers - Vance Boelter was arrested late Sunday night after shooting two top Democratic officials, killing one

The man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers, killing one of them, has been taken into custody, a law enforcement official said.

The Republican and Democratic leaders of the Washington House and Senate released a joint statement Sunday condemning political violence following the assassination and attempted assassination of two Minnesota legislators.

State Rep. Melissa Hortman, the House’s Democratic leader and former speaker, was shot to death early Saturday.

When an assassin visited the homes of two Minnesota lawmakers Saturday, it exposed the long-standing tension between a public official’s accessibility and their security.

The man sought by authorities for allegedly shooting Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota on Saturday worked for a security company that advertised a fleet of ‘police type vehicles.’