Man suspected of shooting Minnesota lawmakers crawled to police after huge manhunt

Vance Luther Boelter is accused of killing Democrat Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, and injuring two others.

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The chase came to an end in a wooded rural area west of Minneapolis, where he surrendered peacefully and ended up crawling towards officers, police said.

Vance Luther Boelter, 57, is charged with killing Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota Democrat, and her husband Mark. State Governor Tim Walz called it a "politically motivated assassination".

He is also alleged to have shot and wounded Democratic State Senator John Hoffman, and his wife Yvette, who are both now awake in hospital.

Mrs Hoffman said on Sunday that both felt "incredibly lucky to be alive", as they had been hit by 17 bullets between them.