June 15 (UPI) -- Police arrested a man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses -- two fatally -- after a two-day manhunt, law enforcement sources told multiple news outlets Sunday.
KSTP-TV in Minneapolis reported officials arrested Vance Luther Boelter, 57, near his Green Isle home in Sibley County. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune and WCCO-TV confirmed the arrest.
The apprehension came one day after police say Boelter shot four people in a "politically motivated" attack, sparking a manhunt.
Police in rural Minnesota Sunday cordoned off a stretch of road listed as the home address of the man suspected in the shooting.
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Police had zeroed in on Boelter's Green Isle residence Sunday, saying they found his car and one of his belongings. Authorities cordoned off the rural area and urged residents to keep their doors locked and cars secured.
State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot dead Saturday in their Brooklyn Park home, near Minneapolis. Earlier, State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette were injured when a gunman shot them "multiple times" in Champlin.
Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, a Democrat representing Cold Spring, issued a statement late Sunday thanking law enforcement for working "around the clock to ensure this evil man faces justice."
"I'm grateful that this nightmare has come to an end with the suspected murderer captured alive so he can be charged, prosecuted and punished for the horror he has wrought on our state," she said.
Boelter's roommate told KMSP‑TV that he has multiple vehicles, one of which had been modified to look like a police car and was found outside of Hortman's house.
In an emergency alert sent out Sunday in nearby Sibley County, authorities said a second vehicle owned by Boelter was found in Faxon Township.
"Keep your doors locked and vehicles secured," the alert said. "Report suspicious activity to 911."
Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley said Saturday that investigators found a "manifesto" in Boelter's vehicle that included the names of other possible targets. An official who saw the list told NBC News it included officials who supported reproductive rights.
President Donald Trump on Sunday called Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz a "terrible governor" and "a grossly incompetent person" in comments to ABC but said he "may call him."
