How did Vance Boelter escape the home of slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and trigger what law enforcement called "the largest manhunt in state history?" WCCO’s Jennifer Mayerle investigates.

Minnesota authorities arrested Vance Boelter, the suspect in the assassination of Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband and the failed assassination attempt of Democratic state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, on Sunday afternoon after a daylong manhunt.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Violence and fear swept through towns in an arc around Minneapolis for more than 40 hours over the weekend as a man seemingly intent on sowing political devastation killed one Minnesota state lawmaker and left another bleeding from nine bullet wounds.

Boelter was arrested in a field located in a rural part of Sibley County, in southwest Minneapolis, and he was being interviewed at a law enforcement facility, Drew Evans, the superintendent of the state’s Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, said.

Vance Boelter, the man accused of shooting Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses, has ties to Wisconsin that date back decades.

Minnesota officials said they are searching for Vance Luther Boelter, who was last seen in the Twin Cities area.

For the second straight day, law enforcement officials are searching for 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter in the shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses.

Suspect Vance Boelter charged with murder after ‘largest manhunt in state history’ - Democratic state representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were fatally shot in the early hours of Saturday,

It was a proactive decision from an experienced officer that allowed police to first confront suspected shooter Vance Boelter, starting a exhaustive manhunt that would end 43 hour