US police arrest suspected shooter of Minnesota lawmakers

USA: A man suspected of killing a lawmaker in Minnesota and wounding another was taken into custody Sunday evening, police said.

The arrest concludes the nearly two-day manhunt that put the midwestern state on edge.

“After a two-day manhunt, two sleepless nights, law enforcement have apprehended Vance Boelter,” Governor Tim Walz said at a press conference after the arrest. “One man’s unthinkable actions have altered the state of Minnesota.”

“A moment in this country where we watch violence erupt, this cannot be the norm. It cannot be the way that we deal with our political differences. Now is the time for us to recommit to the core values of this country, and each and every one of us can do it,” he said.

Walz has previously called the shooting a “politically motivated assassination.”