Man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers is caught following huge search

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The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another has been taken into custody, bringing an end to a massive, nearly two-day search that put the entire state on edge.

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00:00After a two-day manhunt, two sleepless nights, law enforcement have apprehended Vance Bolter.

00:07That's 48 hours that law enforcement involved in a complex and dangerous manhunt.

00:14Spent Father's Day away from their families to deliver justice for Melissa and Mark Hortman

00:20and their children who spent this Father's Day alone.

00:24To the law enforcement who stand here and the hundreds who were involved in this,

00:30the state of Minnesota owes you a deep breath of gratitude. Thank you.

00:34Multiple agencies were there as FBI laid hands on it and Minnesota State Patrol put the handcuffs on.

00:40One man's unthinkable actions have altered the state of Minnesota.

00:46Melissa Hortman was the core of who our values were.

00:50She had a hand in so many things that happened.

00:52The building that we stand in, she helped usher through

00:56so that we could respond from the State Emergency Operations Center

01:00with the professionalism and giving the tools necessary to law enforcement to do their job.

01:05To Melissa and Mark's family,

01:08you cannot fathom your pain and the grief that you're going through.

01:12To John and Yvette Hortman,

01:13the latest news is Senator Hortman came out of his final surgery

01:17and is moving towards that, towards recovery.

01:21Yvette is healing.

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