Suspect who terrorized Minnesota's political leaders after deadly shooting found crawling in rural field

The suspect wanted in the slaying of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband, as well as in the shooting of a state senator and his wife, was found Sunday night armed and crawling in a field in a sparsely populated stretch of Minnesota, authorities said

The suspect wanted in the slaying of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband, as well as in the shooting of a state senator and his wife, was found Sunday night armed and crawling in a field in a sparsely populated stretch of Minnesota, authorities said.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Vance Boelter's capture at a news conference after saying Saturday that the suspect's alleged crimes included a "politically motivated assassination." Despite being armed, authorities said, Boelter was taken into custody without incident and no injuries were reported.

Boelter is in custody and has been charged in connection with the murders and the attempted murders, Drew Evans, superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, said at the news conference.

Evans added that his team was in contact with the FBI and the U.S. attorney's office, who he said were examining whether to bring their own additional charges.

Nearly 200 law enforcement officers — including members of 20 regional and local SWAT teams — descended on eastern Sibley County, about an hour outside Minneapolis, starting Sunday morning. However, the suspect may have taken advantage of rural terrain to remain hidden most of the day, authorities said.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspect-terrorized-minnesotas-political-leaders-deadly-shooting-found-rcna213181


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